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The benefits of cheese, how much can you eat per day
No speculation, just scientifically proven facts.
Healthy eating haters are used to being wary of cheese. After all, he is still very fat, which means that it harms not only the figure, but also the vessels, the heart. However, scientists say the benefits of cheese are greater than the harm. If, of course, you eat it a little bit, do not get carried away. And that’s why.
Reason 1. Cheese protects the heart
This conclusion was made by scientists, studying the so-called French paradox: it is known that the French simply adore cheese, and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases among them is low. This question was so interested in high-browed people of science that they organized a large-scale experiment: they watched several dozen people all their lives, from birth to death, writing down literally everything about them, from the foods they ate to the diseases they encountered. It turned out that those who ate 50 grams of cheese a day had an 18 percent lower risk of developing heart disease. Plus, just 15 grams of cheese a day reduces the likelihood of stroke by 13 percent. Scientists attribute this to the cheese’s high content of potassium, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B12 and riboflavin.
Reason 2. Protects Against Diabetes
The numbers here are not very significant. Eating 50 grams of cheese a day can reduce your risk of type 8 diabetes by XNUMX percent. Such data are cited by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The same article, however, says that ¾ cups of regular yogurt per day will give more impressive results. But if you don’t like yogurt, then cheese is your option.
Reason 3. Reduces cholesterol levels
A couple of slices of cheese a day can heal your blood. These are the findings of a study that compared blood cholesterol levels between those who included butter in their diets and those who preferred cheese. For the purity of the experiment, the amount of saturated fat and the calorie content of diets in both groups were equalized. As a result, raw foodists had lower cholesterol levels than butter lovers. Scientists believe that this is all thanks to calcium (there is much more of it in cheese than in butter): calcium interferes with the absorption of fat through the intestines.
Not the healthiest way to eat cheese, but delicious
Reason 4. Makes us stronger
This experiment involved people over the age of 60. For 12 weeks, they ate 125 ml of ricotta every day – this is a type of curd cheese. After the end of the experiment, it turned out that everyone’s level of muscle mass increased, and for older people this is very important.
Reason 5. Cheese makes everything better
Well, yes, this is not a serious reason, but a very pleasant one. The more cheese it contains, the tastier the pizza. A slice of Parmesan cheese makes your morning coffee more enjoyable. Even finicky children will eat pasta if sprinkled with grated cheese. True, there is one “but”: you need to find the right cheese, real. Judging by a recent study , this is not an easy task. Cheese, like butter, is very often counterfeited.
“You shouldn’t get carried away with cheese if you have diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, gastritis, colitis. People with kidney disease need to be careful. If the doctor says it is better to exclude cheese, it should be excluded. Pregnant women should refuse moldy cheese, in the position only pasteurized cheeses are allowed. As for the rest, yes, cheese is very useful if you don’t get carried away with it. 30-50 grams a day is enough, ”explained Klavdia Evseeva, a general practitioner.