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     1        statement, that is not my opinion.  That is an opinion
     2        which, of course, I have written which is based on the
     3        documents on which I am relying, and what I say here is
     4        this judgment is based on strong scientific evidence of
     5        all types, epidemiological, experimental, biological; some
     6        individual scientists have doubts or disagree.
     7
     8   Q.   Of the authoritative scientific bodies that you refer to,
     9        is this most, all, or some of the scientific bodies?
    10        A.  Are you asking a question about cardiovascular
    11        disease, a particular disease, cancer?  Can you be more
    12        specific?
    13
    14   Q.   As a general statement, on the points you have made, does
    15        that represent the majority of authoritative scientific
    16        opinion?
    17
    18   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  The most important words in relation to this
    19        case, if I can just extract them (the first three lines
    20        obviously), and then:  "It is generally accepted by
         authoritative scientific bodies that a diet high in fatty
    22        meat, dairy products, fat, saturated fat, sugar and/or
    23        salt, and correspondingly low in vegetables, fruit,
    24        starchy foods, and fibre, such as that typically eaten in
    25        the UK, is an important cause of disorders and diseases
    26        that are", and then jumping on "deadly (stroke, heart
    27        attacks, and various cancers including those of the breast
    28        and colon)."
    29        A.  Let me answer your question in two other ways then,
    30        given that guidance.  First of all, this is a quotation by
    31        Professor Sir Richard Doll in 1982, and I think the
    32        statement is much the same as the statement that I have
    33        made as a generality.  Doll said in 1982: "Whether the
    34        object is to avoid cancer, coronary heart disease,
    35        hypertension, diabetes, diverticular disease, duodenal
    36        ulcer, or constipation, there is broad agreement among
    37        research workers that the type of diet that is least
    38        likely to cause disease is one that provides a high
    39        proportion of calories in whole grain cereals, vegetables
    40        and fruit; provides most of its animal protein in fish and
         poultry; limits the intake of fats and, if oils are to be
    42        used, gives preference to liquid vegetable oils; includes
    43        very few dairy products, eggs, and little refined sugar."
    44        An alternative answer would be to refer you to page 195 of
    45        my book, which is a table, which is in tabular form.
    46
    47   Q.   Hold on a minute.
    48
    49   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Were you reading from your book when you
    50        gave that last quote? 
    51        A.  Yes. 
    52 
    53   Q.   Which page was that?
    54        A.  That is page 203.  It is the last paragraph in the
    55        book, my Lord.
    56
    57   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  Point out what the table means in this
    58        respect, Mr. Cannon.
    59        A.  What this table demonstrates is the established
    60        consensus on food nutrition and public health throughout