Cheese,Quite Literally Addictive?

[pinkcatminht]

so, i was watching Supersize Me the other day(which, if you haven't seen it, presents very good reasons why you should never eat fast food EVER), && a doctor they interviewed spoke very briefly about there being natural opiates in the cheese proteins.

um, am i the only one who didn't know that cheese is literally addictive? ._. now i'm gonna work extra hard to "quit" cheese, lol.

 

[This Old Oscillator]

Casomorphins.
They come from an enzyme found in the cow's liver, which is passed through the casein found in milk. In that form, there is too little to have any effect. A lot of the water, whey protein and lactose are removed during the cheese making process, which concentrates the casein.  

[God Save The Vampires]

O.o cheese, addictive? I didn't know that. I need rehab. XD

 

[OregonLoveShaman]

All mammalian milk has some kind of casein, and it's purpose is to compel babies to feed. Casomorphin addiction is also why some weanings can be pretty harsh - I cringe when the momma raccoons are weaning their babies....  

[Arnemetia of Annwn]

OregonLoveShaman

All mammalian milk has some kind of casein, and it's purpose is to compel babies to feed. Casomorphin addiction is also why some weanings can be pretty harsh - I cringe when the momma raccoons are weaning their babies....

Wow, I had no idea. That's interesting to know.  

[Byelobogh]

I don't eat much cheese anymore, since going off of dairy and meat all together.
I don't know what type of veg*nism it is, but I guess someone would know here. (:  

[Sini X]

I have to say that cheese is quite addictive. For me, who decided to vegan after pondering on it for quite a while, leaving cheese behind me was the toughest part of the whole thing. I mean milk itself was easy, just bought soy milk instead, but cheese gonk Really hard for me, but did it and even bought a cheeseless pizza today, which was really good, except that it had olives on it :z (I don't like olives at all) But all it really takes is willpower and a good grocerystore to go to.
But when I really started to think about it, I guess it was just a habit I had grown into. So quitting eating cheese is like quitting smoking to some people. It's just a habit. ♥  

[stargirl88]

Cheese is good ^_^ but I don't really like soy cheese xp  

[loony x lovegood]

Yeah, cheese is generally the hardest thing to stop consuming because it's addictive. I didn't even know this until a few years ago. When I stopped eating cheese, I would eat something else fatty instead - soy ice cream, baked goods, pasta smothered in homemade pesto, etc.

 

[squazilla]

Cheese was the last thing I stopped eating...it took years to finally be able to not want to eat it. I tried stopping "cold turkey" a few times but I guess I just had to let it happen on it's own. Now cheese is pretty gross.  

[Lord of Losers]

I believe the doctor you might be talking about is Dr. Neal Barnard. I saw him on Ellen the other day, and he was talking about how eating animal products is terrible for you, and he also made mention of cheese being addictive.
I was at a veg potluck yesterday, and a guy made a pizza, and had made his own vegan cheese! It was really good! HOOORAYYY!!!!
Haha, as I'm writing this I'm chowing down on vegan chocolate chips. Hell, those are addictive too. I can't stop!! sweatdrop