Does eating a lot of cheese cause health issues?

Answer 1

On one hand, cheese is generally high in saturated fat and cholesterol.

On the other hand, by eating cheese you can satisfy your RDA of dairy. Cheese is also high in calcium.

You can try to stay away from cheddars and high fat cheese and go for Swiss or low/reduced fat cheese.

Answer 2

There are plenty of theories regarding weight loss and weight control. There's Glycemic Index, there's LCHF just to mention a few.

But when it comes to controlling your body weight, the biggest thing is your energy (= calorie) balance.

If what you eat and drink during the day has more energy/calories than you use up, the body will turn that excess energy into fat and store it.

And it's always a balance between what, and how much you eat.

It's the calories that count the most - not the shape they come in.

A big serving of something that's low in calories,can have the same total number as a small serving of something that's high in calories.

It's a bit like with money, a bucket of coins can have the same value as a small stack of bills.

Again, It's the numbers that counts, not the shape they come in.

Now, for someone trying to lose or maintain weight, cheese is kinda dangerous. Cheese usually have a fairly high fat content, and fatty things are real high in calories, so it only takes a little to provide a huge amount of energy/calories.

There's nothing special about cheese as such, the same amount of calories from any other source would contribute just at much to your body weight.

Thing is, it's just so much easier to overeat on cheese than it is on - say, apples.

So, as long as you stay within your calorie budget, cheese won't make you fat. And if you stray outside your budget, the excess calories will do just as much damage, regardless if they come from cheese, sugar, bread or meat.

Whatever method you look at, they're all after the same goal - to reduce a person's overall calorie intake/uptake. And as long as they do that, they will work.