§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence she has as to a causal link between the consumption of dairy products and the incidence of diabetes in children.
§ Mr. SackvilleWhile there have been suggestions of a relationship between the onset of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and the early introduction of cow's milk in the diet of infants, there is as yet no firm evidence of a causal link. This possibility will be examined in a study to be mounted in the south-west of England.