Day 269 - 25 Jun 96 - Page 03

     
     1   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Good morning.  Welcome back.
     2        A.   Thank you.
     3
     4   Q.   You remember what I said.  There is no need for Professor
     5        Crawford to be sworn again or affirm again.  I do not know
     6        how long you will be in the witness box, Professor
     7        Crawford.  If you want to sit down, pull the chair
     8        forward.  I cannot remember what you did last time.  Keep
     9        your voice up if you sit down because the microphone does
    10        not amplify your voice.  It just puts it on tape.
    11        A.   Right.  Is that a clear enough speaking voice?
    12
    13   Q.   Yes, absolutely.
    14        A.   Good.
    15
    16   MS. STEEL:  Have you got a copy of your statement in front of
    17        you?
    18        A.   Yes, I have.
    19
    20   Q.   I am just going to read through your statement and if there
         is anything that you want to clarify or there is anything
    22        that needs correcting, if you stop me at the end of the
    23        paragraph.
    24
    25   MR. JUSTICE BELL:   Yes.
    26
    27   MS. STEEL:  "Professor Michael Crawford.  Recent events.
    28        Personal position:  Since I last gave evidence there have
    29        been two personal events:
    30        (i) in August 1995 I was presented with the International
    31        Award for Modern Nutrition for my work on polyunsaturated
    32        fats.
    33        (ii) I was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal College
    34        of Pathologists in recognition of my published work."
    35
    36   MR. MORRIS:  Can I just ask, do the stenographers have a copy of
    37        the statement?
    38
    39   MR. JUSTICE BELL:   Sorry?
    40
    MR. MORRIS:  I will give a copy to the stenographers because
    42        there is a lot of quite complicated words.
    43
    44   MS. STEEL: "The changing perspectives in diet, heart disease and
    45        cancer.
    46        1.0 Scientific Evidence:
    47        Since submitting my first contribution, it is my view that
    48        the evidence relating diet to heart disease and cancer has
    49        hardened.  The evidence of saturated fats is the most
    50        researched component of the cause of heart disease.
    51        Despite energetic challenges, it has stood the test of time
    52        for the best part of half a century.  Because of the
    53        exhaustive nature of the work on saturated fats, the more
    54        recent studies have focused on other aspects of the diet
    55        such as the protective agents to provide a fuller
    56        explanation for the major cause of mortality in Western
    57        countries.  I shall try to summarise this evidence and give
    58        my views on McDonald's contribution to the saturated fat
    59        intakes of Western and developing countries.
    60