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         MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Page 13, location of interview.  Kentucky,
     2        McDonald's, Wimpey and it looks as if it is a fish and
              chip shop, the fourth one.
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         MS. STEEL:   10 per cent said they were using it less than once
     4        a week and 7 per cent said they were eating at -- 7 per
              cent of people coming out of McDonald's said they were
     5        using fastfood outlets once a week; 49 per cent said they
              were using them one to five times a week; 32 per cent said
     6        they were using it once a day.
 
     7   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  No, were they saying  -----
 
     8   MS. STEEL:   That they were using fastfood outlets, yes.
 
     9   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Not just McDonald's specifically.
 
    10   MS. STEEL:   Not just McDonald's no, but bearing in mind these
              places sell similar types of food.  Does it concern you
    11        that -----
 
    12   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Can I suggest that you say: If that
              information were accurate, would it concern you, or
    13        whatever question you wanted to ask.
 
    14   MS. STEEL:   If that was right, would that concern you, that
              people were eating that kind of food with that kind of
    15        frequency?
              A.  First of all I should point out that I do not have
    16        much detailed knowledge of the composition of the foods
              from the other restaurant chains you have indicated there.
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         Q.   You have no idea what Kentucky Fried Chicken and Wimpey
    18        sell?
              A.  I have an idea what they sell.  I am not familiar with
    19        the nutritional composition of their products.
 
    20   Q.   Would you expect them to be more healthy than McDonald's
              food?
    21        A.  I do not accept that one can apply the term "healthy"
              to individual foods at all.  You can apply that to diet,
    22        but not to foods.
 
    23   Q.   Well, would you expect that the food sold at Kentucky and
              Wimpey to be lower in fat and higher in fibre?
    24        A.  Well, I do not know, but with Kentucky I think the
              main product is chicken, is it not?
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         Q.   Yes.  If we assume that the type of food they sell is 
    26        pretty similar to McDonald's food, would it concern you 
              that people were eating that kind of food with that kind 
    27        of frequency?
              A.  Well, if we accept your premise that -- and again I do
    28        not have knowledge of the extent of the range of the
              products in these other foods -- but if what you are
    29        implying is that these people are eating a high proportion
              of foods which themselves are high in saturated fat and
    30        high in total fat and this makes up a high proportion of
              their total diet, then, yes, I would be concerned.

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