Day 123 - 09 May 95 - Page 49
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2 MR. MORRIS: Have you heard about hyperactivity in children?
3 A. Yes, I have heard the term, yes.
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5 Q. Do you know about a million children said to be on a
6 special anti-hyperactivity drug in the United States called
7 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- that is not the
8 drug, they are suffering from that. Sorry, the drug is
9 Ritalin. Have you heard anything about that; are you aware
10 of that?
11 A. I have heard very little about it. I am not familiar
12 with the article that you are quoting from.
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14 Q. But are you aware that there is a substantial number of
15 children in America, whether it is a million, half million,
16 or two million, or something, that do suffer from diagnosed
17 hyperactivity disorders?
18 A. ADD, yes.
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20 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What does ADD stand for?
21 A. Attention Deficit Disorder.
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23 MR. MORRIS: Apparently, according to this, it is either called
24 Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit
25 Hyperactivity Disorder, yes?
26 A. Two different terms. I am familiar with ADD.
27 Attention Deficit Disorder.
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29 Q. If we just move on from diet. On that last subject, are
30 you aware there are concerns that hyperactivity may be
31 related to what children are eating?
32 A. I do not consider myself an expert on the subject.
33 I recall perusing some articles on the subject, but I am
34 not in a position to say that it is, you know, that I can
35 say it is related to consumption of certain foods.
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37 Q. But you can say that there are concerns about that, whether
38 they are right or wrong, yes?
39 A. Yes, but I do not recall reading anything conclusive
40 that has made the connection between certain, consumption
41 of concern food and hyperkinetic activity. I think sugar
42 is the only thing that, reflecting on it, that I have heard
43 that causes that, consumption of sugar.
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45 Q. If we can just move on to something else. I think when you
46 were here before -- I have not got the references with
47 me -- you mentioned about how the company keeps accident
48 statistics employee, accident statistics?
49 A. I do not think the company keeps -----
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51 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You said you thought there were insurance
52 companies?
53 A. The insurance companies, independent insurance
54 companies would have statistics.
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56 MR. MORRIS: On behalf of McDonald's?
57 A. They would keep them for their records, for whatever
58 use they, I guess, would have in deciding what future
59 premiums would be.
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