Day 037 - 14 Oct 94 - Page 78
1 from fat?
2 A. Yes.
3
4 Q. Would it be easy for them to work out in their head the
5 percentage of calories that they were getting from fat in
6 a specific meal?
7 A. Given what information?
8
9 Q. Given the total calories and the total fat.
10 A. In grammes?
11
12 Q. Yes.
13 A. No, it would not be.
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15 MR. MORRIS: On the subject of the links that you reported
16 between diet and cancer, breast cancer and colon cancer
17 specifically -- sorry, it has been a long day.
18
19 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Just sit down for a moment. You do not have
20 to launch straight into your examination because of the
21 time. I anticipate that there may not be much. It would
22 be better for you to get it all in your mind.
23
24 MR. MORRIS: Are you aware of the authorities, say, the World
25 Health Organisation, are you aware of them as an
26 organisation?
27 A. Yes.
28
29 Q. Are you aware of their concern about breast and colon
30 cancer?
31 A. Absolutely, yes.
32
33 Q. Are you aware they have implicated diets?
34 A. I am aware of that.
35
36 Q. Are you aware they have said that it is known that dietary
37 factors influence the development of cancers?
38 A. Yes, they have said that.
39
40 Q. Especially cancers of the breast and bowel; you are aware
41 of that?
42 A. Yes.
43
44 Q. When I say that, that is because you have seen the World
45 Health Organisation report, is that correct? Diet
46 Nutrition and ----
47 A. That is correct.
48
49 Q. When the Willett study came down strongly on the side of
50 showing the links between dietary fat and colon cancer,
51 was one -- why did you focus on that particular study as
52 opposed to maybe hundreds of other studies?
53 A. Can you refer me to the page in my book?
54
55 Q. It is on page 124. I am trying not to ask you leading
56 questions, but on re-examination are you allowed to ask
57 leading questions?
58
59 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No, not really.
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