Day 021 - 29 Jul 94 - Page 28

     
     1        A.  Yes, I agree.
 
     2   Q.   I think part of this is -- I will just read out one
              paragraph, but I am getting confused as to what is still
     3        in issue and what is not:  "Fats that are hard contain the
              most saturates.  It is these that increase the level of
     4        cholesterol in the blood raising the risk of heart
              disease".  Is that something you would agree with?
     5        A.  Yes.
 
     6   Q.  "How to eat less fat" in the next column: "Beware of
              invisible fats in foods like biscuits, cakes, chocolate,
     7        pastry, and savoury snacks.  Check labels".  Then at the
              end of that column it says: "There is nothing wrong with
     8        an occasional high fat meal."   Is that something you
              would agree with, that there is nothing wrong with an
     9        occasional high fat meal?
              A.  Absolutely.
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         Q.   But that it is not a good idea to eat high fat meals very
         often?
              A.  Well, clearly the more high fat meals you eat the more
    12        care you have to take to ensure that your total diet meets
              the recommendations.
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         Q.   So would you agree that it is not a good idea to eat high
    14        fat meals very often?
              A.  Yes.  It depends what you mean by "very often".
    15        Obviously if you are eating a high fat meal every day,
              then it is going to be -- you would have to be careful
    16        with the rest of your diet.
 
    17   Q.   Every day.  What about every two days?
              A.  Well, you know, at the end of the day it becomes a
    18        question of semantics, does it not?  It is really up to
              each individual to be aware of the guidelines, to
    19        understand where there may be sources of fat and saturated
              fat and sugar are in the diet, so they can make the right
    20        choices in order to produce a diet which meets the
              recommendations in a total diet.
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         Q.   But as a nutritionist, would you say it is not a good idea
    22        to eat high fat meals every other day or every three days,
              or what?
    23        A.  I do not think one could come up with hard and fast
              rules like that, to be quite frank.
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         MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Let me put it another way.  If an adult
    25        member of your family said, "what should I restrict my
              frequency of high fat meals to", what would be the answer 
    26        you would come up with, off the top of your head, without 
              getting too technical and having reservations about it 
    27        depends what else you read?  What would be your first
              answer?  Sitting in your armchair, what would be your
    28        answer?  It might just give an impression, you see.
              A.  Once a day.
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         MR. MORRIS:  Sorry, was there an answer?
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         MR. RAMPTON:  Once a day.