Doctor: Cheese is addicting
If you can't stop eating cheese, it may not be your fault because you may be addicted, according to a doctor. Dr. Neal Barnard, founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine,
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Oct 22, 2015, 5:00 PM
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If you can't stop eating cheese, it may not be your fault because you may be addicted, according to a doctor.
Dr. Neal Barnard, founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, says there is an ingredient in cheese that is read by our brains as an addictive substance.
Dr. Barnard says there is a protein in cheese called casein that the brain reads similarly to compounds such as morphine and heroin.
The National Institutes of Health says moderation is the key and that people aged 19 to 50 should eat only about one ounce daily, and older people should eat a little more to increase their calcium content.
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