§ 57. Mr. William Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what help is available through the National Health Service to people wishing to put on weight.
§ Dr. John DunwoodyThe general practitioner should be consulted so that the cause of the under-weight can be ascertained and dealt with if necessary.
§ 58. Mr. William Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will estimate the number of underweight people in Great Britain.
§ Dr. John DunwoodyThe absence of any universally accepted standard by212W which to judge under-weight, and the multiplicity of causes which would need to be taken into account, would make this exercise a piece of statistical self indulgence.
§ Mr. William Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what recent study his Department has made into the causes of under-weight in people.
§ Dr. John DunwoodyMy Department has made no specific studies of the causes of under-weight in the population; but recently completed nutrition surveys and one that is in progress will provide information about under-nutrition in the groups covered by them.