In a study vindicating saturated fat, research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that habitually eating saturated fat-rich cheese had no impact on blood cholesterol levels.
In this study, a group of 50 volunteers were asked to eat cheese daily for 6 weeks. At the end of the 6-week period, those that avoided cheese and those that ate cheese had nearly identical LDL cholesterol levels.
The scientists noted that the calcium content in cheese may boost the excretion of excess cholesterol by the gut. They also hypothesized that cheese’s fermentation process may influence how it is digested and absorbed by the body.
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This research wasn’t sponsored by the dairy industry by any chance, was it?
i love cheese!
All of the nonesense about eating saturated fats leading to “excess cholesterol” in the blood is just that, nonesense! I have trouble believing how frankly stupid the researchers and those who believe their baloney seem to be. In order to believe their basic premise one would have to believe that when one eats foods containing cholesterol that the ingested cholesterol passes through the digestive system and into the blood without being chemically altered. That is not what happens. Like most food substances, the ingested cholesterol is digested, (essentialy disassembled into is chemical components), BEFORE it enters the blood stream. I can’t fathom how this obvious reality is ignored by these otherwise smart expert researchers.
If your cholesterol is too high, or the ratios between HDL and LDL are not healthy, then one of two things is true: Either you are in a very, very small class of people who have an extremely rare genetic abnormality, or you have high levels of systemic inflammation which is causing your liver to produce more cholesterol or to produce HDL and LDL in unhealthy ratios. This is your liver’s attempt to “put out the fire” or heal the tissue damage from the inflammation.
The reason that eating too much of some fats leads to bad cholesterol readings is that those fats contain toxins that cause inflammation. The liver responds as described above, and the bad cholesterol leavels result. Also, eating too much sugar, or other foods that have high glycemic ratings will lead to inflammation and cause the same bad cholesterol levels.
And, naturally saturated fats, that do not contain toxins prove this point. When they are eaten in large quantities the cholesterol levels either remain very healthy if they were to begin with, or they improve. The original Eskimo diet supports this. Eating large amounts of organic coconut oil, which is a highly saturated fat, also demonstrates the validity of what I have stated above.
Please wake up, folks. Eating fat, saturated or not, is not the same as pouring grease down the drain as shown in TV commercials for drano that we have all seen. What matters? Saturated or not? No! The quality of the fats and oils are what matters. Organic olive oil, if not heated is a good choice. If heated, then organic coconut oil or organic butter are your best choices.
As you can see from my previous post, I obviously do not type very well. But my information is accurate. Please do not let my bad typing put you off the important information that I have shared. (I wish there were a good way to edit our own posts on this site. Then I would fix the typos.)
To your great health!
Jeff Bell
Cheese made in America is just as bad as our milk. The only cheese fit for human consumption is made from "raw" milk. Watch this great video…The Truth about Raw Milk with Mark McAfee from Organic Pastures…..Have a GREAT forever.
I am addicted to cheese, I am glad to know this because I always worried about my cholesterol.
I am not commenting on this, but, please inform Mr. Goodman that I am still waiting for the details of the "Blood Pressure Program" for which I paid last week (Order ID: 189093694).
Thank you
Eliahu Blum
I am so glad that cheese is good for me. I am dutch!!
I’m not sure how scientific this study was. Is the sample big enough for statistical significance? Nevertheless, I’m delighted to have a good excuse for indulging my craving for pecorino (Italian sheep’s milk cheese), brie and camembert (don’t refrigerate these classic French cheeses) and, perhaps best of all, Cheddar cheese from Somerset, where I grew up. Unfortunately, it’s so widely copied that it’s almost impossible to get hold of the real thing. I know it when I taste it, and it takes me right back to my youth 60 years ago.
I love cheese,,,,,,,,,,,,,, my cholesterol is perfect!
this article is too sketchy. It says that at the end of 6 weeks the 50 volunteers had nearly identical LDL levels. First, 50 is a very small sample size. Did ALL of the people in the study group BEGIN the study with identical LDL levels?
If you love cheese, the best thing to do is make your own vegan cheese. The ones based on sesame seeds or almonds are especially good sources of calcium. Green are better ways to get calcium than cheese, anyway, despite what the dairy industry would want you to believe.
I ate cheese regular for a month and shot my cholesterol up a 100 points.
Yes Art, am very interested in any info about cheese from raw milk, Many Thanks sir, George M. Thorpe
The study duration is too short to observe any changes in the LDL. What could long term intake of saturated fat have on LDL cholesterol?
Saturation or unsaturation, fat is fat, which spells high calory. Increased intake of any high caloric food may lead to adversed biological effect on the body.
Therefore, a good sensible eating is the main key.
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