Day 253 - 21 May 96 - Page 22
1 affluence by consuming excessively and having an ever
2 increasing problem of obesity. I was not thinking of any
3 specific food at all.
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5 Q. No. One other thing that arose yesterday, Professor
6 Naismith. Do you have the WHO document with you there in
7 the witness box?
8 A. No, I do not have it. At least, I do not think it is
9 here. I had a copy yesterday.
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11 MS. STEEL: He had my copy but perhaps you can pass up one of
12 yours today because I would like to follow what is going
13 on.
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15 MR. RAMPTON: I am afraid I do not have one that is not marked.
16 I have got the only one that we have got, I am afraid.
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18 MR. MORRIS: You can borrow mine but it is marked all over the
19 place.
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21 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Which one is it? The WHO one?
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23 MR. RAMPTON: The WHO one, my Lord, yes. I have only got part
24 of a copy anyway.
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26 MR. MORRIS: Just ignore anything that you are reading; I am
27 sure you will anyway (Handed).
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29 MR. RAMPTON: Could you turn to page 33, please. Do you see
30 there is a table at the top of the page 33, table 8?
31 A. Yes.
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33 Q. Do you remember Mr. Morris asked you some questions about
34 the comparative causes of death in developing countries?
35 A. Yes.
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37 Q. That are shown on that table. I remind you, Professor
38 Naismith, that your answer was in part:
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40 "I think in an earlier document you were looking at, it
41 points out that for heart disease to be a major cause of
42 death, one has to have an operation with an average life
43 expectancy of between 50 and 60."
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45 Can you turn back to that document to page 28?
46 A. Yes.
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48 Q. There is a paragraph on page 28 which begins with the
49 words: "Table 5 shows that obesity in adults". Do you see
50 that?
51 A. Yes.
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53 MR. MORRIS: Can I just say that this was actually the one
54 I handed up photocopies of yesterday.
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56 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes it is. I have got that.
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58 MR. RAMPTON: I have got that too but if you would not mind for
59 the moment ----
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