Cheese might be better for your health than you think
FRENCH president Charles de Gaulle once asked: “How can anyone govern a nation that has 246 different kinds of cheese?’ Ireland may have a narrower range of cheeses than France, but the good news is that, contrary to popular belief, cheese confers considerable health benefits.
For example, in a recent article in the European Journal of Nutrition, Chinese researchers analysed 15 well-designed, published studies and reported: “[W]e found that high compared with low cheese consumption was significantly associated with 10–14 % lower risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Furthermore, there was a somewhat U-shaped association between cheese consumption and overall CVD risk, with the largest risk reduction observed at cheese consumption of approximately 40 g/d.”
