HL Deb 15 March 2004 vol 659 cc18-9WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the forthcoming review of obesity by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition will include an analysis of the contribution which the promotion of high carbohydrate foodstuffs has had on the increase of obesity; and whether it will include a review of the traditional food pyramid. [HL 1522]

Lord Warner

The nature and timing of further work on this issue will be considered by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition at its next meeting in June 2004, taking into account the recently published report by the Royal College of Physicians.

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