§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into causes of layers of adipose tissue on the wall of the abdomen, tapering to the hip bones; and if he will make a statement. [40953]
§ (b) Mr. MaloneI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 30 October,Official Report, columns 35–37.
617WEvaluation of research into abdominal obesity is covered by "Reversing the increasing problem of obesity in England: a report from the Nutrition and Physical Activity Task Forces", recently published by my Department.