§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what information he has as to the incidence of diet-related disease in Britain and in other industrial nations; what is the trend in such incidence; and whether he will make a statement;
(2) what is the cost of treating diet-related disease in the latest year for which figures are available; and what is the trend of the cost.
§ Mr. John PattenI am advised that the part played by diet in the causation of disease, other than deficiency disease, has not been established with sufficient certainty to enable the information requested to be provided.