Don't Cut the Cheese

Don't Cut the Cheese Fat Gets Its Moment There are few certainties in life, but this seems like one of them: Whatever you’re currently told to eat for optimum health will one day be viewed as lethal, and whatever ingredients are demonized today will be celebrated in the near future. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that after decades of being sold on the nonfat food craze, we’re learning that dairy fat is good. NYT (Gift Article): A Study Linked Cheese to Lower Dementia Risk . (Maybe, Cheeseheads have been trying to signal the cheese/brain connection all these years.) “In a large new study published today, researchers found that eating high-fat cheese or cream was associated with a lower risk of developing dementia. Cheese lovers may cheer. But be careful about celebrating with an entire block of your favorite Cheddar.” Yes, the study is about correlation and not causation. And experts aren’t quite sure which particular factors are at work . There’s certainly no guarantee that high-fat dairy will turn you into a cheese whiz. But it’s 2025, and we’re craving reasons to smile and say cheese. So let’s chew the fat while we can ... and as fast as we can, since it’s only a matter of time before we’re told that today’s advice regarding cheese is completely crackers. + Exercise science, for better or worse, is as consistent as dietary advice is inconsistent. WaPo (Gift Article): Want a younger, healthier brain? This type of exercise can help . “If you need another reason to visit the gym this winter, a new study of almost 1,200 healthy, middle-aged men and women found that those with more muscle mass tended to have younger brains than those with less muscle.” 2 Thrown into Con Fusion “At the center of the concerns is a rise in borrowing. By this fall, public companies had taken out large loans to buy crypto. And investors had placed more than $200 billion in bets on future coin prices, a type of trade often made with borrowed money, which sets buyers up for major gains or crushing losses. The industry’s latest offerings have also linked crypto to the stock market and other parts of the financial world, raising the prospect of a chain reaction that spills a crypto crisis into the broader economy.” NYT (Gift Article): What Trump’s Embrace of Crypto Has Unleashed . + 45% of Gen Z adults say they would be happy to receive crypto as a gift this holiday season + Crypto is old news. This year, give the gift of cold fusion. “Trump Media and Technology Group stock surged more than 35% on Thursday after the parent company of Truth Social announced a merger with fusion power firm TAE Technologies . (I’m sure this will all play out in a totally legit and entirely not corrupt way...) 3 Bold Type “The presence of evil doesn’t break people. From a young age, we learn that there are wolves in our midst. It is the...

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