Bryan wrote:

> > > Crisco-type shortenings have killed more people than any other thing
> > > people deliberately consume other than tobacco, or possibly alcohol.
> >
> > That claim sounds outlandish. Do you believe Crisco gets caught in
> > people's windpipes, causing them to suffocate?
>
> No, it gets caught in people's arteries, causing them to die from
> coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and stroke. Tobacco
> doesn't kill in the short term either.

So what you actually meant is that coronary artery disease kills all
those people, and some unknown fraction of coronary artery disease
deaths can be traced directly to consuming hydrogenated fats.