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hunter

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

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 01:10 PM

Feb 9

Milk and cheese would be expensive luxury foods if all of it was produced in ways that respected both the animals and the environment.

Many people in my family, including my wife, are lactose intolerant (they have ancestors who did not keep cows) which is one reason there is never any whole milk in my refrigerator.

I do buy cheese however, even the kinds that originate in factory farms.

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A 25-year study found an unexpected link between cheese and dementia [View all] multigraincracker Feb 9 OP

Little did I know EYESORE 9001 Feb 9 #1

Not to mention BonnieJW Feb 9 #26

You had me worried, I eat a lot of cheese dickthegrouch Feb 9 #2

Same here PatSeg Feb 9 #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 9 #3

Me, too. Bumbles Feb 9 #19

It is a retrospective study, not a double blind study, and also doesn't factor in other variables. lostincalifornia Feb 9 #4

It calls for further study and explains that. multigraincracker Feb 9 #6

I wasn't disparaging anything. I was just pointing out that it was a retrospective observation. In addition there are lostincalifornia Feb 9 #8

Whew!...I live half hour away from Pinconning, Mi. ... MiHale Feb 9 #5

I've stopped there many time and multigraincracker Feb 9 #7

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

That's my favorite! DUgosh Feb 9 #10

Best butter on the planet. SergeStorms Feb 9 #23

I think this final paragrah mwmisses4289 Feb 9 #11

I believe we've been going through a course correction from the belief that whole milk and associated products are Martin68 Feb 9 #14

Unfortunately "factory farm" dairy is bad for the natural environment, not to mention the cows. hunter Feb 9 #32

I've been fortunate that my family, and my Japanese wife, all love cheese as much as I do. Martin68 Feb 9 #34

Then I am well-protected. Martin68 Feb 9 #13

I'm on my way to Hoggy-days as soon as I finish posting this. 3Hotdogs Feb 9 #15

Good! I'm a cheese lover. CaptainTruth Feb 9 #16

Yea! Jean Genie Feb 9 #17

So, pick your poison! Mtnmama Feb 9 #18

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

Excellent, but like you said--caveats. pandr32 Feb 9 #20

wonder if there is some sort of wealth/lifestyle link there JT45242 Feb 9 #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 9 #22

I don't want to know the caveats! LymphocyteLover Feb 9 #24

I wonder if the same would extend to BUTTER!!! maspaha Feb 9 #25

Actually, 80% butterfat PhylliPretzel Feb 9 #33

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

I now live in cheese paradise. GoneOffShore Feb 9 #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 9 #36

I wonder AncientOfDays Feb 9 #28

Old world diets included whole milk dairy, goat's milk and various cheeses bucolic_frolic Feb 9 #29

Negative thinker. I automatically took the topic headline as a bad result. Norrrm Feb 9 #30

My initial reaction was "Oh, nooooooo !". Seldom been happier to be wrong ! eppur_se_muova Feb 9 #37

Correlation is not causation dlk Feb 9 #31

I guess that Amish cheese online is safe! GreenWave Feb 9 #35

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