The Claim
Replacing 1 serving of unprocessed red meat (100 g/d) with 1 serving of cheese (30 g/d) is associated with a 10% lower incidence of coronary heart disease in middle-aged and older adults.
What the research says
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In middle-aged and older adults, swapping 100 grams of unprocessed red meat per day with 30 grams of cheese is linked to a 10% lower rate of coronary heart disease.
See the scientific wording
Replacing 1 serving of unprocessed red meat (100 g/d) with 1 serving of cheese (30 g/d) is associated with a 10% lower incidence of coronary heart disease in middle-aged and older adults, based on data from 117,216 participants in the UK Biobank study followed for a median of 11 years, while replacement with milk or yogurt showed no significant association.
Cheese provides short-chain fatty acids that signal the liver to make less cholesterol, which lowers the number of bad cholesterol particles in the blood, reducing plaque buildup in heart arteries.
What the research says
1 studySwitching one daily serving of beef or pork with a small piece of cheese was linked to a 10% lower risk of heart disease in middle-aged and older adults, according to a big, long-term study. Milk and yogurt didn’t show the same benefit.
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