Does cheese make you fat?

No ! As with many foods, it is rather the fact of overeating which does grow. Regarding cheese, it is recommended to consume 30 g to 40 g per day. If cheese suffers from such a bad reputation, it is because it contains hard-to-digest fats that can cause digestive disorders, because it promotes high cholesterol levels or because it can have an impact ( negative) on the quality of sleep … So, if we stick to the recommendations, there is no reason for cheese to make us fat¹. On the other hand, if consumed in excess every day, cheese can lead to weight gain.

Should you stop eating cheese when you want to lose weight?

Because of its bad reputation, cheese is often singled out when undertaking losing weight. However, purely and simply banishing it from your diet is not necessarily a good idea. And for good reason, due to its high levels of calcium and protein, its nutritional advantages are interesting. Calcium contributes – among other things – to the constitution and then to the remineralization of bones and teeth. The proteins present in cheese participate in the construction of muscles and the maintenance of bone tissue; these proteins provide the body with essential amino acids that the human body does not know how to manufacture. In addition to calcium and protein, cheese also contains zinc and vitamins A and B … By eliminating cheese from your diet, you risk causing imbalances and deficiencies (ANSES recommends a daily intake of 900 mg of calcium for adults between 19 and 50 years old).

What cheese to eat during a diet?

There are no restrictions when dieting. But for eat cheese without feeling guiltyit is best to adopt a few good reflexes:

Be content with 30 g of cheese per day
Avoid eating cheese in the evening to reduce caloric intake and eat it instead for lunch or for breakfast.
Favor less caloric cheeses such as fromage blanc, cancoillotte, fromage frais…
Make the right choices and replace calorie-dense cheeses with more light. With only 120 kcal per 100 g, the cancoillotte is a fine example of ‘diet cheese‘. It is eaten melted and can thus advantageously replace gruyère (414 calories per 100 g), parmesan (382 Kcal per 100 g) which is sprinkled on pasta or gratin or even in comforting winter recipes (tartiflette , fondue …)

1. A study in 70 healthy adults aged 20-50 suggests that moderate cheese consumption does not cause weight gain. (Interviews with Bichat – September 11, 2006 – Conference organized by Lactalis – President. Among the Speakers: Pr Monique ROMON, Lille; Pr Jean-Louis SCHLIENGER, Strasbourg; Pr François PAILLARD, Rennes)

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