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1. Cheese provides you with calcium
Gouda, mozzarella or feta – who can say no to cheese? The milk product is a very good source of calcium. We need the mineral primarily for our bones and teeth. Incidentally, the best source of calcium is hard cheese such as Emmental or Parmesan. Other good sources of calcium are cow’s milk, green vegetables such as spinach leaves, broccoli, soybeans or calcium-rich mineral water.
2. Cheese promotes inflammation
Dairy cheese contains arachidonic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid found in animal foods that can cause inflammation. Diseases such as arthritis can therefore be favored. Those affected should therefore primarily eat anti-inflammatory foods and preferably avoid cheese or only enjoy it in small quantities.
3. Cheese gives you zinc
Our body needs zinc for our enzymes and immune system, among other things. If we lack the trace element, the deficiency manifests itself, among other things, in a higher susceptibility to infections, hair loss or bad skin. The best zinc suppliers are of animal origin – this also includes certain types of cheese such as Edam (4.6 milligrams per 100 grams) or Gouda (3.8 milligrams per 100 grams).
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4. Cheese gives you protein
Cheese is one of the protein-rich foods. We need protein for our muscles to grow, as well as for our hormones, enzymes and tissues. Varieties such as Parmesan (35 g protein per 100 grams), followed by Harz cheese (30 g protein per 100 grams) and mountain cheese (29 g protein per 100 grams, for example organic mountain cheese from Alnatura ) give you a particularly high amount of protein.
5. Cheese can make your liver fatty
Too much cheese can affect your liver and contribute to fatty liver . This can happen above all if you regularly consume very rich and high-fat varieties such as Gouda or Camembert in excess and eat a generally unhealthy and unbalanced diet. For example, sugar and alcohol – along with fatty foods – are considered risk factors for fatty liver.
6. Your risk of stroke and heart attack increases
Admittedly, this sounds dramatic at first and this aspect does not apply to all types of cheese. But varieties like Brie or Gouda are particularly high in unhealthy saturated fat. These cause your cholesterol to rise, which in turn promotes heart and circulatory diseases. For this reason, you should only enjoy full-bodied cheese in moderation and ideally use types such as granular cream cheese (e.g. in organic quality from Andechser Natur ) or Harz cheese more often.
Important to know: When it comes to high cholesterol levels, diet and a healthy lifestyle play an important holistic role. Anyone who hardly does any sport, eats a permanently unhealthy diet, drinks alcohol regularly or is obese are at risk of increased blood lipid levels. Chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, diseases of the thyroid gland and kidney and liver diseases can also lead to high blood lipid levels.
