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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 Monday OP

Little did I know EYESORE 9001 Monday #1

Not to mention BonnieJW Monday #26

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

Same here PatSeg Monday #12

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

Me, too. Bumbles Monday #19

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

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

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

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

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

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

That's my favorite! DUgosh Monday #10

Best butter on the planet. SergeStorms Monday #23

I think this final paragrah mwmisses4289 Monday #11

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

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

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

Then I am well-protected. Martin68 Monday #13

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

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

Yea! Jean Genie Monday #17

So, pick your poison! Mtnmama Monday #18

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

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

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

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

Actually, 80% butterfat PhylliPretzel Monday #33

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

I now live in cheese paradise. GoneOffShore Monday #27

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

I wonder AncientOfDays Monday #28

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

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

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

Correlation is not causation dlk Monday #31

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

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