We can see that Ellen White was preoccupied with masturbation. Her vision from God indicated that it causes blindness, epilepsy, diabetes, on through a long list. When I revealed this information to some staunch Adventists they actually defended these assertions. Emotion took over and paralyzed their common sense. Anyone can see that these diseases are not caused by masturbation.
Tuberculosis is caused by a germ, a specific bacterium.
Well, one must know what might lead to masturbation so that one can avoid it. We noticed bad diet as a cause of unchastity. By bad diet we mean the use of food and drinks of bad qualities and unreasonable quantities. A diet chiefly or wholly vegetable is best adapted to allay passionate excitement. Flesh meat diet is more stimulating than vegetable.