Cheese is healthy for you, new study shows, yet Schijf van Vijf is not being adjusted | Cooking & Eating

New discoveries do not automatically lead to an adjustment of the Wheel of Five, says spokesperson Patricia Schutte of the Nutrition Center: “It can take years before new discoveries are properly researched. Some new findings eventually find their way into the Wheel of Five. At least, if they are generally accepted.”

The Netherlands Nutrition Center, which monitors our healthy eating habits, advises ‘a little bit of cheese because of its nutritional value, but the low-fat varieties because of the saturated fat’, Schutte reports. “How much cheese varies by age.” 10+, 20+ or ​​30+ cheese with not too much salt is in the Wheel of Five.

The experts of the Nutrition Center are aware of all important research that is being done all over the world in the field of nutrition. They assess these studies and convert them into safe and practical advice. Advice is only given on the basis of good research and scientific consensus, says Schutte.

According to the coverage of the cheese studies in the American newspaper The Washington Post there are more advantages than disadvantages to eating cheese. Even full-fat cheese isn’t as bad as people think, because there’s no sign of it making you gain weight or giving you heart problems. “Cheese is packed with nutrients such as protein, calcium, phosphorus and fits well in a healthy diet,” says Lisa Young, adjunct professor at New York University in the American newspaper.

Scientific agreement is the starting point for the Nutrition Center when making nutritional advice for the Netherlands. A large majority of international specialist scientists must agree on the interpretation of the available research, says Schutte.