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Nutritional content of supermarket ready meals and recipes by television chefs in the United Kingdom: cross sectional study

BMJ 2012; 345 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e7607 (Published 17 December 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e7607

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Re: Nutritional content of supermarket ready meals and recipes by television chefs in the United Kingdom: cross sectional study

The comparison performed omitted a crucial point. Taste of the food should not be forgotten! It also contributes to health. “Better” (dietary) food doesn’t mean “better” (tasting) food! Healthy diet cannot be followed without taste and pleasure. One can postulate that supermarket ready meals and recipes by television chefs were not comparable regarding this criterion. Such comparison should have been included in the study. It should be considered like a risk/benefit ratio.

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23 December 2012
Frédéric Lapostolle
Emergency Physician
Karim Tazarourte, Michel Galinksi
SAMU 93 - UF Recherche-Enseignement-Qualité Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, EA 3509
Hôpital Avicenne, 125, rue de Stalingrad, 93009, Bobigny, France