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     1   MR. MORRIS:  I have, I think, a complete set.  If it helps,
     2        Dr. Barnard can have that set.
     3
     4   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I think it probably would.
     5
     6   MR. MORRIS:  On top of that I have the originals of some of
     7        them, if you need the originals to refer to. (Handed).
     8
     9   MR. RAMPTON:  Your fifth, or the one Mr. Morris has numbered 5
    10        of these new references, is this purple magazine called
    11        Measures of Progress Against Cancer, Cancer Prevention,
    12        National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute.
    13        Right?  I cannot find inside it a date.  It says, however,
    14        in the inside page -- we have not had it copied, can
    15        I read it out -- volume IV:  "Significant accomplishments
    16        1982 to 1992".  You probably have not got the inside page
    17        there, have you?
    18        A.  No, I do not.
    19
    20   Q.   But, assuming that is right, this means that this volume
    21        was produced after the date of that programme?  Can we
    22        agree about that?
    23        A.  The date, yes, I presume that is correct.
    24
    25   Q.   It says, volume IV:  "Significant accomplishments 1982 to
    26        1992", it must post date that?
    27        A.  Yes, I presume that is right.
    28
    29   Q.   28th October 1991.  On page 10, Dr. Barnard, there is a
    30        section headed The Nutrition, Diet, and Cancer Prevention
    31        Connection.
    32
    33   MR. MORRIS:  Can he have the original?
    34
    35   MR. RAMPTON:  Yes, by all means.
    36
    37   THE WITNESS:  This is quite all right.  I have page 10.
    38
    39   MR. RAMPTON:  The first part of that is headed:  "Definition
    40        and Perspective".  In the right-hand column, the first
    41        complete paragraph, we see this, do we not:  "It has been
    42        postulated that nutrition plays an important role in the
    43        etiology of 35 percent or more of all cancers.  While
    44        there is no agreed upon definition of the specific
    45        constituents of a cancer-preventive diet or their
    46        quantification, the results of epidemiological studies
    47        indicate, for example, that high intake of calories and
    48        fat and low intake of fibre (grains), fruits and
    49        vegetables are associated with increased incidence of
    50        colon cancer.  Other studies have shown that increases in 
    51        certain nutrients may reduce the incidence of cancer. 
    52        Animals studies indicate that many types of tumours can be 
    53        affected by dietary change, including breast, colon,
    54        prostate, lung, stomach, oral, and the
    55        endometrial cancers."
    56
    57        It goes on:  "Despite the limitation in the scientific
    58        basis, current dietary guidelines for cancer prevention
    59        were promulgated for the public because of the urgency of
    60        the cancer problem.  These guidelines from the American

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