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(8,474 posts) Sat Sep 10, 2016, 12:59 AM Sep 2016

What's your favorite kind of cheese? [View all]

http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/food-drink/cheese-triggers-the-same-part-of-brain-as-hard-drugs-study-finds-a6707011.html?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Mentallfloss&utm_campaign=Mentallfloss

Cheese contains a chemical found in addictive drugs, scientists have found.

The team behind the study set out to pin-point why certain foods are more addictive than others.

Using the Yale Food Addiction Scale, designed to measure a person’s dependence on, scientists found that cheese is particularly potent because it contains casein.

The substance, which is present in all dairy products, can trigger the brain’s opioid receptors which are linked to addiction....

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What's your favorite kind of cheese? [View all] mia Sep 2016 OP

Applewood smoked mozzarella. TexasTowelie Sep 2016 #1

1001 El Camino Real Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2016 #28

I may have been there once. sakabatou Sep 2016 #50

I can't pick just one. Solly Mack Sep 2016 #2

Just bought a Camenbert today on sale lillypaddle Sep 2016 #3

Gruyere, but don't have it often. elleng Sep 2016 #4

Feta and gouda n/t sarge43 Sep 2016 #5

Smoked Gouda with sliced salami stick~ I'm there! Little Star Sep 2016 #14

Spinach, sprinkle of feta, sliced hard boiled eggs w/sherry viniagrette - right with you. sarge43 Sep 2016 #16

Sounds yummy!! ailsagirl Sep 2016 #57

It is. sarge43 Sep 2016 #59

You must make your own vinaigrette because I don't see it's offered in stores. ailsagirl Sep 2016 #65

I do. sarge43 Sep 2016 #68

Thank you ailsagirl Sep 2016 #70

I'm with Ellen G: Gruyère! DFW Sep 2016 #6

HI, DFW! elleng Sep 2016 #32

Now THAT is typical of la Suisse romande! DFW Sep 2016 #40

and the Orchestre! elleng Sep 2016 #41

Gruyere w/fresh mushrooms on sourdough ... the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich. eppur_se_muova Sep 2016 #36

Toss-up between Stilton and for-real Parmesan. Paladin Sep 2016 #7

Nacho cheese NightWatcher Sep 2016 #8

Vintage Cheddar MowCowWhoHow III Sep 2016 #9

Extra sharp cheddar workinclasszero Sep 2016 #10

It's the only cheddar I'll eat! ailsagirl Sep 2016 #56

I agree! workinclasszero Sep 2016 #67

Saint-André discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2016 #11

Saint-André served with.... Little Star Sep 2016 #13

Winner, winner cheese for dinner! discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2016 #19

I love Saint-Andre! smirkymonkey Sep 2016 #63

Non-pasteurized cheese Ron Obvious Sep 2016 #12

Most cheese made from raw milk can't be imported to the US or sold across state lines Major Nikon Sep 2016 #33

Be careful with cheese! DeltaEchoBravo Sep 2016 #15

You can say the same thing about spinach, melons, ice cream, apples, bean sprouts,... Major Nikon Sep 2016 #35

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I have never eaten cheese. panader0 Sep 2016 #17

Most Asians are lactose intolerant Major Nikon Sep 2016 #29

Yeah, I was joking, my last line of defense when people panader0 Sep 2016 #30

The Chinese women I worked with often said I smelled like butter or cheese! bettyellen Sep 2016 #44

Oregon Blue Brother Buzz Sep 2016 #18

I knew it! I crave cheese. I don't always eat it but I always crave it... Phentex Sep 2016 #20

YES! Kali Sep 2016 #21

Mozzarella. KamaAina Sep 2016 #22

This might well explain why some Autistic kids do well on a casein-free diet. KamaAina Sep 2016 #23

Anything melted... JamieJohnson Sep 2016 #24

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Swiss yuiyoshida Sep 2016 #26

Mimolette! Adsos Letter Sep 2016 #27

Brie Major Nikon Sep 2016 #31

Manchego.. mwdem Sep 2016 #34

Cambozola. applegrove Sep 2016 #37

Right now, Darigold White Cheddar jmowreader Sep 2016 #38

I've been waiting for this: Belcube's autumn selection. Truffle, smoked cheese, cheddar. betsuni Sep 2016 #39

I'm skeptical, because I know that is not jberryhill's main field of work pinboy3niner Sep 2016 #46

Every time I see that Laughing Cow I start drooling. betsuni Sep 2016 #47

I'll eat damn near anything if it's got melted cheese on it. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2016 #42

It varies depending on mood and circumstances Hayduke Bomgarte Sep 2016 #43

Wensleydale T_i_B Sep 2016 #45

Or whatever kind of cheese he sells. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2016 #49

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Lancashire cheese is also good T_i_B Sep 2016 #53

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Not cho cheese pinboy3niner Sep 2016 #48

Provolone, cheddar, gouda, mozzarella sakabatou Sep 2016 #51

Goat or feta. chknltl Sep 2016 #58

Havarti, with dill or caraway. nt rivegauche Sep 2016 #60

We buy and eat Muenster by the pound OriginalGeek Sep 2016 #61

Sharp Cheddar. WinkyDink Sep 2016 #62

Oaxaca nt Xipe Totec Sep 2016 #64

Talegio Drahthaardogs Sep 2016 #66

Cougar Gold Cheese from WSU Frank Cannon Sep 2016 #69

weep with me, the baby swiss I bought yesterday is mushy & flavorless irisblue Sep 2016 #71

Iberico, or area51 Sep 2016 #72

Lately, gorgonzola spiderpig Sep 2016 #73

Gouda bikebloke Sep 2016 #74

Red Dragon. bullsnarfle Sep 2016 #75