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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

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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 Yesterday OP

Little did I know EYESORE 9001 Yesterday #1

Not to mention BonnieJW Yesterday #26

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

Same here PatSeg Yesterday #12

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

Me, too. Bumbles Yesterday #19

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

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

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

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

I've stopped there many time and multigraincracker Yesterday #7

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

That's my favorite! DUgosh Yesterday #10

Best butter on the planet. SergeStorms Yesterday #23

I think this final paragrah mwmisses4289 Yesterday #11

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

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

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

Then I am well-protected. Martin68 Yesterday #13

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

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

Yea! Jean Genie Yesterday #17

So, pick your poison! Mtnmama Yesterday #18

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

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

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

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

Actually, 80% butterfat PhylliPretzel Yesterday #33

I now live in cheese paradise. GoneOffShore Yesterday #27

"How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?" - Charles de Gaulle eppur_se_muova 19 hrs ago #36

I wonder AncientOfDays Yesterday #28

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

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

My initial reaction was "Oh, nooooooo !". Seldom been happier to be wrong ! eppur_se_muova 19 hrs ago #37

Correlation is not causation dlk Yesterday #31

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