The Claim
The biological mechanism by which cheese consumption reduces mortality has not been established.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
It is not yet known how eating cheese might affect the risk of death.
See the scientific wording
The biological mechanism by which cheese consumption may reduce mortality is not yet established.
Eating cheese and fermented dairy lowers levels of specific proteins in the blood that cause inflammation, which reduces damage to blood vessels and tissues, leading to a lower risk of death from heart disease and other chronic conditions.
What the research says
4 studiesThe study shows that people who eat cheese tend to live longer and have fewer heart problems, but it doesn’t explain why. So it supports the idea that we still don’t know how cheese might be helping.
This study found that eating cheese might help people live longer, and it also discovered some proteins in the blood that could explain why — like ones that reduce inflammation. So, scientists are starting to figure out how it works.
The study found that people who ate more cheese lived a little longer, but it didn’t figure out why. So yes, we still don’t know how cheese might be helping.
Study: Cheese Consumption and Risk of All-Cause Mortality: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies
This study found that eating cheese doesn’t seem to make people live longer or shorter, so there’s no clear reason why cheese might affect how long people live — meaning scientists still don’t know how it might work.
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