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A 25-year study found an unexpected link between cheese and dementia [View all]
Loughborough University
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A massive Swedish study tracking nearly 28,000 people for 25 years found an unexpected link between full-fat dairy and brain health. Among adults without a genetic risk for Alzheimers, eating more full-fat cheese was associated with a noticeably lower risk of developing the disease, while higher cream intake was tied to reduced dementia risk overall. The findings challenge decades of low-fat dietary advice but come with important caveats.
https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260203030540.htm
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A 25-year study found an unexpected link between cheese and dementia [View all]
multigraincracker
22 hrs ago
OP
I'm a bit addicted to very sharp aged cheddars - so this is great news. Also like Stiltons, bries, etc., etc., etc.
erronis
22 hrs ago
#3
It is a retrospective study, not a double blind study, and also doesn't factor in other variables.
lostincalifornia
22 hrs ago
#4
I wasn't disparaging anything. I was just pointing out that it was a retrospective observation. In addition there are
lostincalifornia
21 hrs ago
#8
Looks like I can keep getting my Dubliner Irish cheese & Kerrygold butter from grass-fed Irish cows.
NBachers
21 hrs ago
#9
I believe we've been going through a course correction from the belief that whole milk and associated products are
Martin68
20 hrs ago
#14
Unfortunately "factory farm" dairy is bad for the natural environment, not to mention the cows.
hunter
19 hrs ago
#32
I've been fortunate that my family, and my Japanese wife, all love cheese as much as I do.
Martin68
18 hrs ago
#34
My husband's been telling me this for years. He just turned 79, by the way and has all his wits about him.
Vinca
20 hrs ago
#22
"How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?" - Charles de Gaulle
eppur_se_muova
9 hrs ago
#36
Old world diets included whole milk dairy, goat's milk and various cheeses
bucolic_frolic
19 hrs ago
#29
My initial reaction was "Oh, nooooooo !". Seldom been happier to be wrong !
eppur_se_muova
9 hrs ago
#37
