Day 266 - 20 Jun 96 - Page 12
1 I have just mentioned.
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3 Q. You mean the proportion?
4 A. Yes. In other words, to achieve a healthier diet the
5 fat consumption is reduced to achieve an adequate calory
6 intake to maintain daily functions. And then just to add
7 to that, their increased consumption of dietary fibre and
8 increase carbohydrates, fresh fruit and vegetables -- I
9 would add they are what called complex-carbohydrates -- so
10 you would exclude from the complex-carbohydrates the
11 simple, sugary carbohydrates, you would include the
12 wholegrains, one particularly, but you would exclude what
13 are called the extrinsic sugars and things like sucrose.
14 What most people understand is the sort of sweet foods.
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16 Q. OK. You have referred in the next paragraph to a leaflet
17 published by the -- I will just read the paragraph:
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19 "A leaflet published by the Cancer Education Coordinating
20 Group, Avoiding Cancer, the European Code advises in one of
21 the codes to reduce cancer to 'cut down on fatty foods'.
22 The leaflet also states that in countries that eat a lot of
23 meat, butter and other diary products there is a high risk
24 of breast and bowel cancer as well as other diseases like
25 coronary heart disease. A sensible diet can reduce this
26 risk. The leaflet also states that foods containing fibre
27 may also protect against cancer of the bowel."
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29 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, can I say something before we get
30 into fishing out yet another file? So far as this witness
31 is concerned, I see nothing controversial in this part of
32 her statement at all and there really is not any need to
33 confirm the accuracy of her report of what the leaflet says
34 by getting out the leaflet.
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36 MS. STEEL: Well, for reference the leaflet is at tab 59 of the
37 defendant's list of documents. It has been referred to on
38 the original list of documents. It was actually green, the
39 original, but this is photocopied. That is one, yes.
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41 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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43 MS. STEEL: "The Health Education Authority in the UK publishes
44 literature and gives advice on a healthier lifestyle. The
45 Guide to Healthy Eating published by the Health Education
46 Authority states that, 'fibre rich foods are very important
47 for good health. They help prevent constipation, they may
48 protect against bowel problems including cancer of the
49 bowel which is one of the most common cancers in Britain.'
50 The pamphlet also states that, 'there are two problems
51 related to eating too much fat. Firstly, fat is loaded
52 with calories and too many calories leads to overweight and
53 obesity. Secondly, too much saturated fat is linked with a
54 higher risk of heart disease.'
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56 "The pamphlet goes on to say, 'that sugar promotes tooth
57 decay and obesity... adding sugar to foods makes it easier
58 for us to eat too much partly because our taste buds have
59 been trained to crave for sugary foods.' In addition it
60 states that, 'for some people eating too much salt can lead
