Day 269 - 25 Jun 96 - Page 63
1 the same, I have looked at the reference I think it is the
2 same study that you have referred to:
3
4 "Willett and others reported findings from the nurses
5 health study, a prospective study involving more than 85
6 thousand women showing the intake of trans-isomer fatty
7 acids was significantly and independently associated with
8 the incident of CHD."
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10 So far so good?
11 A. Yes.
12
13 Q. "The association was seen from only (reads to the words)
14 mainly different trans-isomers from ruminant fats did not
15 show such an association."
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17 Is that a true report of Willett's findings on that?
18 A. It could well be that that is what he found. I do not
19 know. I want to look that the paper again to be absolutely
20 certain of that, because he has in other cases in terms of
21 prostate cancer incriminated very specifically animal
22 products. I think it is very difficult to separate them
23 because, you know, if you are -- one of the major uses in
24 the United States of America of hydrogenated vegetable oils
25 is, in fact, in the cooking of the chips and burgers,
26 chickens and that kind of process. They are then
27 associated with the trans-isomers which come from the
28 animal fat. So I am not quite sure how he makes that
29 distinction.
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31 Q. I am not sure you are right?
32 A. I may not be right on that, I am quite willing to
33 admit it. I would like to have a look at that paper again.
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35 Q. May be, my Lord, will have to have a look at it again?
36 A. The reality is that he does make a very strong point
37 about the impact of trans fatty acids on the risk of heart
38 disease.
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40 Q. I am not in a position to dispute that. Can we turn over
41 to the next page of your current statement, please? I am
42 going ask you to think again the consequence of the
43 mathematics in the third paragraph?
44 A. Yes.
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46 Q. Can I understand what, so that I have got it clearly in
47 mind, what it is you did. You took the figure of 1.9
48 million?
49 A. Yes.
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51 Q. Yes?
52 A. Yes.
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54 Q. You divide had that in 7 because you calculate that
55 McDonald's, the McDonald's meal is going to contribute 7th
56 degree of the saturated fat; is that right?
57 A. That is correct.
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59 Q. Is that what happened?
60 A. Yes.
