Day 031 - 05 Oct 94 - Page 48
1 Q. Underneath it says: "The evidence is clear that the risk
2 of certain types of cancer is directly associated with the
3 level of total fat in the diet".
4 A. Yes.
5
6 Q. So, in that respect do they accord with your view?
7 A. Yes.
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9 Q. If we now move on to page 157 under Conclusions, may I
10 just read out the first sentence: "Dietary factors are
11 now known to influence the development of a wide range of
12 chronic diseases, eg. coronary heart disease, various
13 cancers, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, and
14 diabetes." Does their view accord with yours?
15 A. Yes.
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17 Q. As regards cancer anyway and heart disease which you are a
18 specialist in?
19 A. Yes, it does.
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21 Q. I think Helen has one further point to put to you.
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23 MS. STEEL: I had one question which I missed out by mistake
24 and I have just realised. When you were talking about the
25 Scottish Health, that the Chief Medical Officer for
26 Scotland on Scotland's Health commented that the adoption
27 of a prudent diet should reduce the cancer burden. Could
28 you just explain what a "prudent diet" is?
29 A. It would be in chapter 5 of that book, but the prudent
30 diet -----
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32 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I think you actually told us, did you not?
33 A. Yes, I did. I said something about it being a diet
34 that is low in fat. I did not put any numbers on it
35 because I do not recollect them from precisely what they
36 are trying to get at, but it is generally in accordance
37 with these recommendations, that it is a diet which is low
38 in fat, particularly saturated fat, and that it is rich in
39 fibre and things associated with fibre. But, if I
40 remember correctly, the American prudent diet, if that is
41 what they are meaning, also said that there should be a
42 certain amount of polyunsaturated fats in the diet, up to
43 about 10 per cent of the energy.
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45 MS. STEEL: I may have asked that before and, if I have, I am
46 sorry.
47 A. Yes. The details will be given in chapter 5 in that
48 document anyway.
49
50 Q. The final question is -- I do not know whether you have a
51 copy of the -----
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53 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Can we just make a note that when that
54 complete report is looked at, if there is a paragraph
55 which describes what the "prudent diet" is, I would like a
56 photocopy of that page. Yes?
57
58 MS. STEEL: The last question: I do not know whether you have
59 a copy of the London Greenpeace fact sheet that is the
60 subject of the action up there?
