Day 022 - 12 Sep 94 - Page 49
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2 Q. I continue: "... is to make recommendations which could
3 and should be implemented at this time". I will not read
4 all this out actually but just to summarise point (1),
5 they are advocating that children are taught in school to
6 reduce fat in order to avoid cancer in the same way they
7 are taught about dental hygiene and the need for physical
8 activity and all these other matters, smoking, drug abuse,
9 sex education; that the public should be educated. Point
10 (2) is education of the public as a whole. Point (3):
11 "The food industry should be encouraged" -- this is a
12 direct quote -- "through product modification and consumer
13 education, to promote an increase in the intake of fibre
14 and reduce the fat content of foods. The fat content of
15 meat and dairy products specifically can be reduced, a
16 process in which many members of the food industry already
17 are engaged."
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19 I will not read any more out to save time, but this did
20 not fit in with the general chunk of my cross-examination
21 which is this is more of a general conclusion. This is
22 really saying that it is the duty, they feel that if the
23 evidence is strong enough, to go out there and
24 really -- what kind of percentage of oncologists, do you
25 feel, maybe not as an enthusiast, would basically think
26 that is a reasonable approach to take, his position?
27 A. I think most people would say that we have not the
28 scientific evidence to support taking such a standpoint.
29 This article -- it is a review of data. It is not a study
30 they actually conducted themselves.
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32 Q. No, it is my fault. I have it in the wrong place really.
33 If you can put that one away, let us go to another
34 specific study. Does anybody remember where the nurses
35 study comes in?
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37 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Is that the one you want to go to next?
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39 MR. MORRIS: It would be useful, yes, if we can find it. Is it
40 No. 5? That is Willett?
41 A. Yes.
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43 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Are you going to Willett?
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45 MR. MORRIS: Yes.
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47 MR. JUSTICE BELL: The follow-up is tab 5.
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49 MR. MORRIS: The follow-up is tab 5. Can someone help me with
50 where the original is? It is reference 3, I think.
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52 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, 3.
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54 MR. MORRIS: 3 and 5. I do not have my markings in front of
55 me, but I think the general conclusion was on page 377 in
56 the file -- no, sorry. We might as well read it from the
57 abstract really. It is the conclusion of the abstract on
58 the first page: "These prospective data provide evidence
59 for the hypothesis that a high intake of animal fat
60 increases the risk of colon cancer, and they support
