It said it had used the most up-to-date scientific evidence and received specialist advice on health matters.

BBC: The Jones family from Talgarth, near Brecon

Maggie Kelly from The Poverty Alliance and Matt Lancashire from Citizens Advice Scotland gave evidence to the committee on the 15 November 2011.

BBC: Health Committee 1

It is also arrogant for such a claim to be made by those who have heard none of the evidence but rather rely on advice from civil servants at best and tabloid headlines at worst.

ECONOMIST: Myra Hindley

This story was amended on 25 March, 2013 to clarify that in evidence it was heard that Ian Winter QC gave advice to his client based on the original trial judge's comments.

BBC: Sally and Danny Nightingale

Connecting the advice doctors give to the scientific evidence is the point of a new commentary on obesity appearing this week in the electronic edition of the respected New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Myths, Presumptions, and Facts About Obesity.

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