Posted on 08/18/2017 2:02:59 PM PDT by Red Badger
DETROIT (WWJ) Would you like to lose weight, have more energy, better health? Then stop eating cheese.
Thats according to Dr. Neal Barnard, whos down on dairy.
Barnard says while Americans seem to have a love affair with cheese, its more of an unhealthy addiction. He makes his case in his book The Cheese Trap.
I think its addicting; and I dont use the addicting word lightly, he told WWJs Dr. Deanna Lites. There are actually opiate chemicals in it that attach to the very same brain receptors as other opiates, and Im going to argue that its probably the biggest reason that were seeing kids gain weight these days.
Barnard say that while weve been told that dairy does a body good, the truth is that cheese can be dangerous. Loaded with calories, fat and cholesterol, he says cheese can make you gain weight and lead to a host of health problems like high blood pressure and arthritis.
In The Cheese Trap, Barnard presents a plant-based diet program along with recipes and tips he claims will help you fight cravings for everything from pizza to ice cream to cheesecake and break free from your addiction to cheese.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American consumes 35 pounds of cheese a year.
Everybody should cut the cheese.
If I were to examine my grocery receipts for a year, I might well find that it is true. And that's not counting the cheeseburgers when we are "out."
I have (I do not suffer from) ignorance and apathy with regard to that question:
I don’t know, and
I don’t care.
Pass the Parmesan.
I agree.... I have done all of that, even as a female, and know that being raised in the country has lifetime benefits!
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