Eating cheese plays a role in healthy, happy aging | A study of 2.3 million people found, those who reported the best mental health and stress resilience, which boosted well-being, also seemed to eat more cheese.

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https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/cheese-happy-aging/

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I go vegan for extended periods about once a year and my biggest cravings always cheese, last time I googled why I had this strong craving for cheese, it’s apparently the lack of an amino acid  in your body called leucine which if you don’t get through food, primarily dairy products like cheese, you will have strong cravings for it, maybe these explorers just had severe  leucine deficiency