Why do some people on here say that cheese is unhealthy???

OP: To answer your question, I think people against cheese are either lactose intolerant or vegan.

The saturated fat in dairy has been linked to increased risk of disease.

once again source? if you are going to quote something like this - no offense but back it up

I didn't quote anything, I answered the OP's question.

I don't owe you or anyone a source and the tone of your reply suggests you are unwilling to listen to any opinion other than your own. Since everyone on here has Google I don't see why you can't find this stuff yourself, but here a few.

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-full-story/index.html#the-bottom-line
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/healthy-eating-cutting-unhealthy-fats-from-your-diet#
http://www.pcrm.org/search/?cid=252
http://www.ajcn.org/content/86/4/929.abstract
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/dairy-free-dairy-6-reason_b_558876.html

None of these sources are reliable. The Harvard article says soy is healthy. Enough said.

Show me some credentials that makes your opinion more valid than the scientists and doctors at Harvard and then I'll consider listening to you over them. They list their credentials and the studies to back up their recommendations.

I already posted a link showing that the recomendations from the Harvard article were garbage.

http://www.chacha.com/question/does-dairy-slow-down-your-metabolism

This looks like a very reliable source...feel free to use it as a reference :bigsmile:

Reliable source? um yeah not like this came from NIH or anything. I would NOT consider this a source to back that up. NEXT!

Okay than, next up is advice from the NIH:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000104.htm
"Saturated fats raise your LDL ("bad") cholesterol level. High LDL cholesterol puts you at risk for heart attack, stroke, and other major health problems. You should avoid or limit foods that are high in saturated fats.

--Keep saturated fats to only 10% of your total daily calories.
--Foods with a lot of saturated fats are animal products, such as butter, cheese, whole milk, ice cream, cream, and fatty meats.
--Some vegetable oils -- coconut, palm, and palm kernel oils -- also contain saturated fats. These fats are solid at room temperature.
--A diet high in saturated fat increases cholesterol build up in your arteries (blood vessels). Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance that can cause clogged, or blocked, arteries.":

hahaha Well first, I won't even get into how poor the sources are on that NIH article, and the influence that the corn/healthcare industry has over them.

This is wrong, outdated science. There are different types of LDL, having high LDL means nothing.

Your body produces three to four times more cholesterol than you eat. The production of cholesterol increases when you eat little cholesterol and decreases when you eat much. Not eating cholesterol does nothing but increase your bodies production.. of cholesterol.

Science!

FALSE?? HM Lol are you all illiterate? Or do you just not know anything about nutrition :-D.
Btw i never said stop eating salt and or cheese I SIMPLY JUST SAID SALT CAN CAUSE YOU TO HAVE SOME EXTRA WATER WEIGHT TO BE STORED ON YOUR BODY! DUE TO THE SODIUM!!!!!!!!!
DEEEERR!

But you did say two AMAZINGLY misinformed things:

dairy slows down your metabolism

the salt in it is not really good for you

Several people asked you for a source, but instead you came back screaming.

Salt is good for you. You need salt to live. Too much salt from ANY source can be a problem. Cheese has nothing to do with it.

To sum up, please provide sources or stop saying ridiculous things.

Cheese is made of Milk. Even Cows don't drink milk once they wean. Why do humans think drinking or eating it is healthy?

Cheese is made of Milk. Even Cows don't drink milk once they wean. Why do humans think drinking or eating it is healthy?

Cows don't eat fish either, yet we humans think fish is healthy.

it is not natural for humans to consume dairy. Think about it, google it.
i LOVE it though, but it does make us old and sick. and fat.

Cheese is made of Milk. Even Cows don't drink milk once they wean. Why do humans think drinking or eating it is healthy?

Cheese is made of Milk. Even Cows don't drink milk once they wean. Why do humans think drinking or eating it is healthy?

Oh dear. Well, cows also don't use emergency surgical procedures to save each other's lives. Cows don't filter the water they drink to remove impurities. Maybe we should stop those things too.

Unless you are lactose intolerant (which, given, many people are) there is nothing wrong with dairy products from healthy animals.

run recklessly over pocked fields in a blind panic

You post 4 individual studes as "proof"? Science doesn't work that way, my friend. Just becasue a study is more recent, does not make it more or less valid. Considering how many studies have been done on fat, how can 4 be relevant, except as pieces of a big puzzle?

One must consider all the studies, all the information gathered, not just the information from a few hand-picked in an attempt to prove a point. This is what the scientists who make recommendations do. They look at all information avialable to formulate those recommendations. And this is why I choose to stick with the recommendations of the medical science community over a few random internet users/bloggers.

That said, I love cheese and eat it. But like all foods that have been linked to increased risk of disease, I limit how much I eat. Given all the information at hand, that seems the most reasonable thing to me.

This is why I don't eat cheese, please take a look- http://girlwholovestheworld.blogspot.com/2012/06/why-i-dont-eat-cheese.html