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1984 Jul 2 - 1985 Aug 7
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1574
National Health (Report on diet and cardiovascular disease by Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy (COMA))

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 92
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Date Value Title
84 Jul 2 Mo Major NHS: Fowler letter to Whitelaw ("Diet and Cardiovascular Disease") [Chief Medical Officer's report on causes of cardiovascular disease recommends reduction of fat and salt intake; MT comment: 'The famers won't be very pleased!'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 5 Th Major NHS: Hailsham letter to Fowler ("Diet and Cardiovascular Disease") [Chief Medical Officer's report on causes of cardiovascular disease; Hailsham: 'I have lived through too many of these pontifications by fashionable dieticians...to believe any of them'; MT annotation: 'Marvellous letter!'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Aug 6 Mo Major NHS: Fowler minute to MT ("Report on Diet and Cardiovascular Disease by the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy (COMA)") [press reports that government is suppressing COMA's advice; dispute with Jopling over booklet publicising advice] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Aug 6 Mo Major NHS: Jopling minute to MT ("Report on Diet and Cardiovascular Disease by the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy (COMA)") [disagreement with Fowler on booklet publicising COMA's advice] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Aug 7 Tu Major NHS: Flesher minute to MT ("Food") [link between diet and cardiovascular disease: disagreement between Fowler and Jopling on wording of advice booklet; Flesher: '...possibly the silliest disagreement I have seen reported to you for resolution'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Aug 7 Tu Major NHS: No.10 letter to DHSS (report on cardiovascular disease and diet) [disagreement between Fowler and Jopling on wording of dietary advice booklet] [declassified Dec 2014]