Day 296 - 07 Nov 96 - Page 35
1 which is hardly low in fat, et cetera, and high in fibre,
2 et cetera anyway.
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4 MS. STEEL: Yes.
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6 MR. JUSTICE BELL: And that one has to put the McDonald's food
7 into that equation.
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9 MS. STEEL: Yes.
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11 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I will make a note. (Pause) Yes.
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13 MS. STEEL: I mean, the point is that basically the Plaintiffs
14 or the witnesses seem to be trying to suggest that, you
15 know, it is absolutely fine to eat at McDonald's because as
16 long as for the rest of the week you, you know, eat muesli
17 for breakfast and salad for tea, you know, there is
18 absolutely no problem.
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20 MR. JUSTICE BELL: That is not quite right. You did not have
21 to try particularly hard if it was once a week. It was
22 when you were doing it once a day that -----
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24 MS. STEEL: Whatever.
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26 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I think I made some comment that I have
27 never known a teenager -----
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29 MR. RAMPTON: There is a limit to the extent to which I am
30 willing to sit here and allow my case to be totally
31 misrepresented. That has never been our case. In fact,
32 you can eat it once a day without having to have disgusting
33 substances ---
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35 MR. JUSTICE BELL: There may be a debate about that.
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37 MR. RAMPTON: Without having to eat horrible muesli for
38 breakfast.
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40 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Carry on. I think it did slightly overstate
41 the way it was put in the actual evidence.
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43 MS. STEEL: The overall point is, basically, that, you know, at
44 the end of the day a McDonald's meal is a negative
45 contribution to the diet. If I can just say as well that I
46 think our case has actually been misrepresented by
47 Mr. Rampton on several occasions.
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49 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Well, do not -----
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51 MS. STEEL: And obviously the higher -- well, Professor
52 Wheelock accepted that the higher the fat in the meal, the
53 more careful you had to be with the rest of your diet.
54 That was on day 15, page 30.
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56 MR. JUSTICE BELL: 13 or 30?
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58 MS. STEEL: 30. Professor Wheelock accepted that if you sat
59 down with someone who ate a typical McDonald's meal, i.e.,
60 burger, chips and a drink, then it would be a fair comment
