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Letter: Motion sickness? Choose your meal carefully (2)

Published 23 September 2020

From David Eadsforth, Alresford, Hampshire, UK

When contemplating a rough boat ride or some aerobatics, many people will instinctively opt to eat nothing beforehand, fearing motion sickness. Instead, they could try a remedy adopted by me and a number of friends decades ago: scoff a couple of large, sugary doughnuts about an hour before the activity. It works wonders.

Issue no. 3301 published 26 September 2020

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