As a slightly reformed chocoholic I was intrigued by the paper by
Bhalla, Sally, Pippa and Williams. As one who has worked extensively in
warmer climates than the UK, I supsect that the major flaw in the research
is the direct relationship between the level of the ambient temperature
and the messiness of the measuring device. Trials (n of 1) show not
surprisingly a direct relationship which is difficult to overcome, even if
the measuring device is kept prior to use within a controlled environment
where the temperature is between 1 and 4 celcius. I suspect it gives a
good excuse in the end though!
Competing interests:
No competing interests
21 December 2001
Jonathan Leach
Senior Lecturer in General Practice
Royal Defence Medical College Gosport Hants PO12 2AB
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Editor
As a slightly reformed chocoholic I was intrigued by the paper by
Bhalla, Sally, Pippa and Williams. As one who has worked extensively in
warmer climates than the UK, I supsect that the major flaw in the research
is the direct relationship between the level of the ambient temperature
and the messiness of the measuring device. Trials (n of 1) show not
surprisingly a direct relationship which is difficult to overcome, even if
the measuring device is kept prior to use within a controlled environment
where the temperature is between 1 and 4 celcius. I suspect it gives a
good excuse in the end though!
Competing interests: No competing interests