On Jun 16, 8:08*am, George M. Middius > wrote:
> 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.

Yes. That's what I meant, though the word, "directly," isn't what I'd
choose.

--Bryan