The Study
Cheese Consumption and Risk of All-Cause Mortality: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies
This study looked at lots of people who ate different amounts of cheese over many years and saw if they lived longer or shorter lives. It found no clear pattern — cheese eaters didn’t die more or less than others. But it didn’t make people change their cheese habits, so we can’t say cheese caused the outcome.
Analysis score
Maximum 85 for a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Where the score came from
Scientists looked at many studies about people who ate cheese over many years to see if it affected how long they lived.
Where does this study sit?
Reviews of RCTs (Meta-analyses)
Max 100Randomized Trials
Max 90Reviews of Cohort Studies
Max 85Cohort Studies
Max 72Reviews of Case-Control Studies
Max 63Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional & Case Series
Max 50Expert Opinion
Max 552 / 100
Quality score
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of cohort studies. They sit above a single cohort study but below a single randomized trial, because the underlying evidence is still observational.
Key takeaways
Summary
Based on the study abstract and findings.
- 1This means eating cheese daily, even at moderate amounts, doesn't seem to make you more or less likely to die from any cause.
- 2People who ate up to 43 grams of cheese a day (about 1.5 ounces) had the same risk of dying as those who ate little or no cheese.
Score breakdown, methodology, conflicts of interest, evidence analysis & raw study data
Publication
Journal
Nutrients
Year
2017
Authors
Xing Tong, Guo-Chong Chen, Zheng Zhang, Yu-Lu Wei, Jia-Ying Xu, L. Qin
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Claims (10)
People who eat cheese have the same or lower risk of dying from any cause compared to those who eat less cheese.
Eating cheese, regardless of how much, does not increase the risk of dying from any cause.
Eating moderate amounts of cheese is associated with lower risk of death from any cause, but eating more than moderate amounts does not lower risk further.
It is not yet known how eating cheese might affect the risk of death.
People who eat about 30 grams of cheese every day have a lower risk of dying from any cause compared to those who do not.
People who eat cheese do not have a higher risk of dying from any cause, even though cheese contains saturated fat and sodium, suggesting other substances in cheese may balance out any potential risks.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making health decisions.