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... I was reminded last year in London, by a ruddy-faced and tweedenwrapped general practitioner from the Highlands, that it was Henry Fielding who said that the best sweeteners for a cup of tea were "love and a little bit of scandal." It was an appropriate occasion for such a reminder. I was there to participate in a debate, which the BBC was filming as part of its regular controversy series, on the proposition: "Sucrose causes most of the early coronary disease." The affirmative was taken, as you might expect, by Professor John Yudkin, and I joined several young British physicians in the negative.
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... Indeed, I am very glad that the Institute of Medicine has been able to participate in one of the studies related to it. Without any further welcome, I would like to introduce the cochairman of this meeting and your chairman for today, Dr.
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