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JT45242

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21. wonder if there is some sort of wealth/lifestyle link there

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 01:15 PM

Feb 2026

Ignoring the correlation is not causality -- a large number of these food studies really are proxies for wealth, lifestyle, and regional stressors for disease.

For example, I could easily have found that eating spaghetti topped with chili that contains Greek and Turkish spices including cinnamon and chocolate and topped with finely shredded cheddar cheese was strongly correlated with higher than average cancer rates since the 1970s. But that is really just a proxy for living in Cincinnati and eating the local cuisine.

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A 25-year study found an unexpected link between cheese and dementia [View all] multigraincracker Feb 2026 OP

Little did I know EYESORE 9001 Feb 2026 #1

Not to mention BonnieJW Feb 2026 #26

You had me worried, I eat a lot of cheese dickthegrouch Feb 2026 #2

Same here PatSeg Feb 2026 #12

I'm a bit addicted to very sharp aged cheddars - so this is great news. Also like Stiltons, bries, etc., etc., etc. erronis Feb 2026 #3

Me, too. Bumbles Feb 2026 #19

It is a retrospective study, not a double blind study, and also doesn't factor in other variables. lostincalifornia Feb 2026 #4

It calls for further study and explains that. multigraincracker Feb 2026 #6

I wasn't disparaging anything. I was just pointing out that it was a retrospective observation. In addition there are lostincalifornia Feb 2026 #8

Whew!...I live half hour away from Pinconning, Mi. ... MiHale Feb 2026 #5

I've stopped there many time and multigraincracker Feb 2026 #7

Looks like I can keep getting my Dubliner Irish cheese & Kerrygold butter from grass-fed Irish cows. NBachers Feb 2026 #9

That's my favorite! DUgosh Feb 2026 #10

Best butter on the planet. SergeStorms Feb 2026 #23

I think this final paragrah mwmisses4289 Feb 2026 #11

I believe we've been going through a course correction from the belief that whole milk and associated products are Martin68 Feb 2026 #14

Unfortunately "factory farm" dairy is bad for the natural environment, not to mention the cows. hunter Feb 2026 #32

I've been fortunate that my family, and my Japanese wife, all love cheese as much as I do. Martin68 Feb 2026 #34

Then I am well-protected. Martin68 Feb 2026 #13

I'm on my way to Hoggy-days as soon as I finish posting this. 3Hotdogs Feb 2026 #15

Good! I'm a cheese lover. CaptainTruth Feb 2026 #16

Yea! Jean Genie Feb 2026 #17

So, pick your poison! Mtnmama Feb 2026 #18

Like they say, "different strokes for different folks." Igel Feb 13 #40

Excellent, but like you said--caveats. pandr32 Feb 2026 #20

wonder if there is some sort of wealth/lifestyle link there JT45242 Feb 2026 #21

My husband's been telling me this for years. He just turned 79, by the way and has all his wits about him. Vinca Feb 2026 #22

I don't want to know the caveats! LymphocyteLover Feb 2026 #24

I wonder if the same would extend to BUTTER!!! maspaha Feb 2026 #25

Actually, 80% butterfat PhylliPretzel Feb 2026 #33

If only I could afford Ghee. Ferrets are Cool Feb 11 #39

I now live in cheese paradise. GoneOffShore Feb 2026 #27

"How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?" - Charles de Gaulle eppur_se_muova Feb 2026 #36

I wonder AncientOfDays Feb 2026 #28

Old world diets included whole milk dairy, goat's milk and various cheeses bucolic_frolic Feb 2026 #29

Negative thinker. I automatically took the topic headline as a bad result. Norrrm Feb 2026 #30

My initial reaction was "Oh, nooooooo !". Seldom been happier to be wrong ! eppur_se_muova Feb 2026 #37

Correlation is not causation dlk Feb 2026 #31

I guess that Amish cheese online is safe! GreenWave Feb 2026 #35

Not to be flippant, but between this study and the one on coffee drinking, I should be just fine. Ferrets are Cool Feb 11 #38

I work in a dairy factory and get paid to taste test cottage cheese all day NickB79 Feb 17 #41