Day 297 - 08 Nov 96 - Page 11
1 too much, that is a proposition I can understand.
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3 MS. STEEL: Right. I agree with that as well.
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5 MR. MORRIS: I think this is quite important. I feel the fact
6 sheet refers, the introductory section says -----
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8 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do not refer to the fact sheet for a
9 moment. Refer to the meaning wherever you possibly can.
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11 MR. MORRIS: It does refer to "why do you feel hungry again so
12 soon after eating a Big Mac", and about food lacking in
13 bulk, this kind of fake food encourages overeating. And
14 the point is it specifically says when you eat calorie rich
15 food it does encourage overeating-----
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17 MR. JUSTICE BELL: We really have to stick to the meaning
18 because I have decided the meaning. It is the one area of
19 the case where very largely we can just stuff the leaflet
20 under a book and forget it and just look at the meaning
21 I have given. You cannot do that in the other areas, but
22 you can here.
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24 In fact, if I am ever given anything but a very simple
25 libel case to try on my own in the future, the very first
26 thing I will do is decide what the meaning of it is. That
27 is the wisdom of hindsight in all its compartments.
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29 MR. RAMPTON: If I owe your Lordship an apology for not
30 suggesting -----
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32 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No, no, it is pure wisdom of hindsight.
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34 MR. RAMPTON: It crossed my mind at the time. I agree, with
35 hindsight it might have been -----
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37 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Anyway, I am just taking up your time,
38 Ms. Steel. You carry on. I have the point, Mr. Morris,
39 I really do not think you need to say it again.
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41 MS. STEEL: Professor Wheelock lists the concentration of fat
42 as the second factor after the total calorie intake which
43 plays an important role in the development of degenerative
44 diseases, including cancer of the bowel and of the breast.
45 That was day 21, page 27.
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47 In his report, 'Healthy Eating, the Food Issue of the
48 1990s', published in 1992, Professor Wheelock states that
49 the diet of a person who is at high risk of contracting
50 heart disease is characterised by high fat content. And he
51 went on to quote the World Health Organisation publication
52 which concluded that there is a close and consistent
53 relationship between diet and diseases, including various
54 cancers. That was on day 21, page 49.
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56 He agreed that dietary change must be central to any policy
57 to achieve improvements in public health. That was on page
58 50, day 21.
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60 In cross-examination, Dr. Arnott agreed that there is a
