Are you eating right? - Bring on the feta
Like a lot
of other foods, cheese has been needlessly bad mouthed by many health experts.
The fact is not all cheese is bad...
Cheese
isn't damaging to your health provided you know how to milk its worth. In fact,
if some recent studies are to be believed, including more dairy in your diet
could boost your metabolism, thus staving off extra fat; lower your blood
pressure and blood sug ar and overall give you a longer life span. A study
published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition revealed that when men
were fed a diet rich in milk or cheese, their levels of so-called `bad' LDL
cholesterol were lower than the others.
So, why
did cheese earn a bad reputation? Due to fad diets and junk science.Holistic
nutritionist Priya Dhammi Sharma says, “It is the saturated fat in the cheese
that had a bad image not cheese itself. Now, even FDA has finally accepted that
saturated fat is not the demon it has been made out to be over the last few
decades.“
SAY CHEESE
While a
huge chunk of the world's population is on a dairy-free drive, there are many
who just need a dash of cheese to cheer them up.
Many
countries, including France, Australia, the US and Ireland have introduced
three-a-day dairy programmes to encourage people to eat more of dairy, because
of concerns about calci um deficiency. Milk, cheese and yogurt are a major
source of calcium, as well as essential nutrients including protein, iodine,
and vitamin B12. Also the fact that we need to eat the right amount of healthy
fats to get rid of excess body fat is also well established. Healing diet
specialist Dhvani Shah says, “Cheese is a powerhouse of minerals, vitamins and
protein. It is also a simple way to add essential natural fats to one's meal,
helping the body build muscles and lose unhealthy fat.“
HEARTY SERVING
Obviously
slathering your food with canned cheese doesn't figure here. Eating the right
kind of cheese makes all the difference. Not many people are aware that the
heart draws upon its reserve of fat in times of distress. No wonder it is so
intricately woven in tradition. “Every culture has its own version of cheese
Greeks have feta, French have the brie and Camembert, Americans have cheddar,
Monterey Jacks and Italians have mozzarella, ricotta and parmigiano reggiano.
Cheese that is traditionally made is usually low sodium with minimal
additivesflavours and hence healthier,“ says Sharma.
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