that I was doing myself a cognitive favor by snacking on Brie yesterday.

That the microbes in cheese and yogurt make our gut biome very happy

I always appreciate the science posts. Thank you

and I drink whole milk and eat whole milk yogurt. The body needs fat to absorb vitamin D and calcium.

Perhaps a hereditary addiction. Though it could use more studying, at 83 I'll accept the current supposition.

It found a possible result and ask for further investigation.
It is published in a journal and explains that. This is not FOX news.
That’s how science works. Research is found and future study is sought to confirm it. If you see a possible problem or sample error, please point that out and design a study with more accurate study sample to confirm or deny the results. That is what is stated.

other issues which I didn't mention such as cardiovascular issues, genetic factors, etc.

The cheese making capital of Michigan. Some of the freshest and best cheeses around. We eat a lot of cheese.
Glad to know they’re looking out for our healthy minds.

left with lots of cheese. Usually some Pinconming Cheese in my bag. 👍

"That said, the data do not justify eating large amounts of cheese or cream as protective foods against dementia or heart disease. The most consistent message remains that balanced diets, moderation and overall lifestyle matter far more than any single item on the cheese board."

Healthy overall diets and lifestyles, like those found in Asia and around the Mediterranean, seem to be the best.

always bad for you, no matter what. Moderation and variety is the key.

Milk and cheese would be expensive luxury foods if all of it was produced in ways that respected both the animals and the environment.

Many people in my family, including my wife, are lactose intolerant (they have ancestors who did not keep cows) which is one reason there is never any whole milk in my refrigerator.

I do buy cheese however, even the kinds that originate in factory farms.

Heart disease or dementia

Oh, wait, that's a third option.

We eat way too much processed cheese in the U.S. I doubt it would help much, if at all.
Say no to Velveeta, American cheese slices, and canned Queso cheese dip.

Ignoring the correlation is not causality -- a large number of these food studies really are proxies for wealth, lifestyle, and regional stressors for disease.

For example, I could easily have found that eating spaghetti topped with chili that contains Greek and Turkish spices including cinnamon and chocolate and topped with finely shredded cheddar cheese was strongly correlated with higher than average cancer rates since the 1970s. But that is really just a proxy for living in Cincinnati and eating the local cuisine.

My 77 years has been continually failing at dieting so I'm still fairly sharp, too. Love the Tillamook Ice Cream!

Yay cheese!

100% dairy fat

Butter is only 80% fat, or 20% fat free. :~) This is why you can't substitute one-for-one butter for oils or hydrogenated shortenings in baked goods.
Ghee and other clarified butters are nearly 100% fat.
(Retired Teacher of Home Economics)

There are apparently between 1000 and 1600 varieties of cheese here in France.
Walk into a big supermarket and there will be one aisle entirely devoted to cheese. There are at least 10 cheese shops within walking distance of my flat. There are more on the outskirts. The town has 150K inhabitants.

Apparently, this was an underestimate, even at the time.

Happily so.

I wonder where Havarti fits in this - it's got a rather creamy taste

Today the equivalent products would be organic, grass fed. I read an article somewhere that rec'd ricotta for prostate protection. This at a time when 1% milk was considered part of the perfect diet. It's all about gut health, the whole fat products filter and protect the GI tract.

Despite eating vegetarian as much as possible, I do enjoy a cheese snack occasionally. And I enjoy Indian cooking too much to do without yogurt or ghee.

And is Rule Number One of scientific research. This is why double blind studies are the gold standard.

They brag that "we hand milk our cows".

I'm 46 but two new hires in the past year told me I look 35.

I'm going to live forever!!!!!