Cheese has a bad reputation. We are constantly told how unhealthy it is and how it will make us put on weight. Not that it stops me from eating a metric ton of it every day week. However, cheese shouldn’t be avoided altogether, because it has many wonderful health benefits (and also because it’s GD delicious). If you’ve been wanting to add more cheese to your diet, but have been wondering about the benefits, here is a look at what cheese can do for you. Help Aging Bones When you were a child you may remember your parents telling you that you should eat cheese and drink milk to strengthen your bones. A few decades back this is one of the major advertising angles that was used to get people to buy more dairy products. As it turns out these claims were not untrue. Your bone mass grows throughout your adolescence but when you are about 30 years old your bones will reach their peak density. From then on aging begins to reduce density in your bones. This will make your bones weak as you age. If you don’t have adequate bone mass you may develop osteoporosis as you get older. […]