Day 269 - 25 Jun 96 - Page 46
1 the dietary reference values number 1 which Mr. Rampton was
2 referring to. I over lunch had a chance, Mr. Rampton, of
3 looking at this.
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5 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Which page are you on?
6 A. I am really referring to the constitution of this
7 committee on medical aspects which Mr. Rampton raised
8 before lunch, and I think my reply to Mr. Rampton was not
9 entirely proper. Dr. Whitehead, who was chairman and
10 director, I have known since days in Africa when we worked
11 together and both first became interested in nutrition
12 interestingly, and I would not want my remarks made
13 previous to lunch to be in any way critical of any of the
14 members of this committee.
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16 But what I had not taken on board was the proper provenance
17 of this report which is Dietary Reference Values for Food
18 Energy and Nutrients for the UK. It is not a report, nor
19 is it an expert panel convened to discuss either diet and
20 cardiovascular disease or cancer, and that was not the
21 brief, although they mention it.
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23 And so therefore I would, with respect, suggest to you that
24 the provenance of this report is specifically on dietary
25 reference values of a whole range of nutrients, rather than
26 on the specific context of diet and cancer and diet and
27 heart disease. So what they actually say on diet and
28 cancer or diet and heart disease needs to be qualified with
29 that in mind, that they are not an expert committee
30 discussing that subject.
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32 MR. RAMPTON: In fact, I am right in thinking, am I not,
33 Professor, that there will, I hope, within the next year or
34 so, perhaps, I hope, when this case is over, be published a
35 COMA report on diet and cancer?
36 A. I believe that is correct.
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38 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Can you read that?
39 A. Yes, that is a different situation.
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41 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Equivalent of this?
42 A. That is correct, yes. It is going to be the
43 equivalent of this, that is correct.
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45 MR. RAMPTON: Professor, can we go back to your statement. I
46 was on the second page. I had number 3 and I renumbered 2.
47 Where we left it was at North Karelia?
48 A. Yes.
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50 Q. I would like you to look at another study of Finnish diet.
51 Which you will find in an orange volume.
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53 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Can I just clear my decks, please, Mr.
54 Rampton.
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56 MR. RAMPTON: Yes.
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58 MS. STEEL: Which bundle will this be in?
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60 MR. RAMPTON: Orange 4.
