28 NOVEMBER 1931, Page 17

THE OSLO BREAKFAST

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

Sra,—Your correspondent, Mr. Wilson Charles, would appear to doubt the accuracy of my statements regarding the excel- lent results of the "Oslo Breakfast," which Dr. Johan Brun himself considers to be " The chief prophylactic measure, planned and directed against the real origin of dental caries."

If Mr. Wilson Charles desires further proof of the beneficial effects of diet upon the teeth after eruption, let me remind him of the recently published report of Mrs. Mellanby's successful dietetic efforts to arrest and prevent dental caries in Binning- ham children, and also to the researches of Drs. Bunting, Jay and Hard.—I am, Sir, &e.,