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If you’re thinking about buying plant-based foods, a trip to the supermarket can leave you bewildered. There are plant-based burgers, sausages, and mince. The fridges are loaded with non-dairy milk, cheese, and yoghurt. Then there are the tins of beans and packets of tofu. But how much is actually healthy? Our nutritional audit of more …
Higher dairy intake associated with lower body mass index Those who ate low-fat dairy products tended to have higher cholesterol Scientists examined the impact of dairy foods on health in 1,500 Irish people Irish people who eat a lot of cheese do not have higher cholesterol levels than those who don’t, according to research carried …
Eating cheese may prevent immunosenescence by acting as a carrier for probiotic bacteria. Eating cheese may help to preserve and enhance the immune system by acting as a carrier for probiotic bacteria, say researchers from the University of Turku in Finland. Dr Fandi Ibrahim and colleagues enlisted 31 healthy nursing home residents aged from 72 …
Consuming foods rich in vitamin K2, found in meats and cheeses, may reduce the risk of various cancers. Previous studies have elucidated benefits of vitamin K2, most notably in promoting bone and cardiovascular health. Jakob Linseisen, from the German Research Centre for Environmental Health (Germany), and colleagues studied 24,340 subjects, ages 35 to 64 years, …