REAL LIFE NEWS: SEE, I TOLD YOU CHEESE WAS GOOD FOR YOU!
by Hazed
For years we were told that cheese was bad for us, and that the fat it contained would give us all heart attacks. But now scientists are saying that eating a piece of cheese every day actually wards off heart disease.
Experts from Soochow University in China have found that a daily portion the size of a small matchbox reduces the chances of developing heart disease by 14%.
Cheese is rich in vitamins, minerals and proteins which help protect against cardiovascular disease. It also has high levels of calcium which mean that less of the fat it contains gets absorbed by the body.
The study also shows that cheese boosts levels of “good” cholesterol and reduces “bad” cholesterol, and it contains an acid that can help prevent arteries getting clogged.
Excellent news, and just in time for Christmas.
Incidentally, the organisation on this side of the pond that is in charge of promoting cheese is called the British Cheese Board – very apt!
