7 reasons to stop eating cheese

Accord­ing to nutri­tion­ists, dairy prod­ucts may not always be use­ful for us. Here’s what hap­pens if you don’t eat cheese.

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Cheese is deli­cious. And if you love cheese dish­es, you are not alone. Cheese sand­wich­es, mac and cheese, cheese casseroles, cheesy beer snacks—cheese is every­where. And while it is undoubt­ed­ly tasty and has ben­e­fi­cial prop­er­ties, it can have dis­ad­van­tages and harm­ful effects on your health.

First of all, many vari­eties of cheese are rich in fats, calo­ries and sodi­um, which can adverse­ly affect health and fig­ure too. Fur­ther — many cheeses are rich in tyra­mine, which often caus­es headaches, exac­er­ba­tion of migraines.

And while research has yet to con­firm that cheese con­sump­tion is asso­ci­at­ed with exac­er­ba­tion of chron­ic dis­eases, it is worth keep­ing an eye on what and how much you add to your diet. So, for exam­ple, if you have heart prob­lems, try to lim­it your intake of sodi­um-rich cheeses — feta and some oth­er hard cheeses.

What hap­pens if you don’t eat cheese?

1. Skin tone and texture will improve

Reduc­ing the con­sump­tion of cheese and milk can have a pos­i­tive effect on the con­di­tion of the skin — no small pim­ples, red­ness, etc. Cheese con­tributes to excess sebum pro­duc­tion, which often caus­es acne and clogged pores.

2. You will lose weight

If you eat too much cheese, you can get bet­ter. Reduc­ing its con­sump­tion, on the con­trary, will help the body reduce excess weight. This is all due to the loss of fat, sug­ar, and calo­ries found in cheese.

If you don’t want to give up cheese, opt for low-fat options. The effect will be the same.

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3. You may experience less bloating

If you are strug­gling with diges­tive prob­lems and often expe­ri­ence bloat­ing, giv­ing up cheese and dairy prod­ucts is the right deci­sion. They can help get rid of per­sis­tent bloat­ing.

The fact is that those who do not have enough lac­tase, the enzyme that breaks down milk sug­ar, suf­fer from lac­tose intol­er­ance and expe­ri­ence exces­sive gas­troin­testi­nal upset and bloat­ing when drink­ing milk.

Try choos­ing lac­tose-free cheeses.

4. Inflammation will decrease

Cheese and dairy in gen­er­al con­tain many dif­fer­ent addi­tives, preser­v­a­tives, and hor­mones that can cause inflam­ma­tion in the body. Nutri­tion­ists believe that women who cut out dairy report that inflam­ma­to­ry reac­tions sub­side.

Doc­tors rec­om­mend choos­ing cheeses and milk with­out addi­tives — home­made options are excel­lent, and they are not as harm­ful as store-bought ones.

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5. You will live a greener life

Eat­ing less cheese can not only be good for your health, but also help the plan­et. The fact is that the pro­duc­tion of nat­ur­al milk requires a lot of water — three times more than veg­etable milk. There­fore, the pro­duc­tion of cheese is more resource-inten­sive from the point of view of ecol­o­gy.

6. You will reduce the risk of getting cancer.

Reduc­ing your cheese and dairy intake will reduce your risk of can­cer, because the less cheese you eat, the less casein you con­sume. And casein is a pro­tein found in milk and may be linked to the growth of cer­tain types of tumors. For exam­ple, prostate can­cer or breast can­cer.

7. You will experience less pain in your head

If you often suf­fer from migraines, the cul­prit may be the abun­dance of milk and, in par­tic­u­lar, cheese in your diet. If you reduce your intake of cheese and dairy prod­ucts, you will reduce your intake of tyra­mine, which is found in cheese. And then the head will hurt less.

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