01 Jul, 2025
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A Creamy Italian Cheese With Low Sodium Is One Of The Best To Eat If You Have High Blood Pressure – Health Digest

Oscar Wong/Getty Images In a world where almost half of U.S. adults (48.1%) have high blood pressure and only 22.5% of those people have their blood pressure managed (per U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), knowing what’s okay to eat and what you should skip is very important. While it […]

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The Healthy Greek Cheese That Has More Calcium Than Cottage Cheese (And Fewer Calories) – Health Digest

Oscar Wong/Getty Images Ask any nutritionist (or cheese enthusiast), and they can easily come up with a list of reasons why eating cottage cheese is good for you, especially when compared to other cheeses. It all comes down to the cheese’s nutritional value: a 100-gram serving of […]

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A 3-Ingredient Dessert Made With Cottage Cheese Is Packed With A Ton Of Protein – Health Digest

Gpointstudio/Getty Images Getting your daily dose of protein can get, well, boring. After a while, you might start craving something beyond meat, poultry, or tofu. (Here are some uncommon foods that are excellent sources of protein). That’s when you start looking for innovative recipes, such as a three-ingredient […]

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What Happens To Your Cholesterol When You Eat Cottage Cheese Every Day – Health Digest

Elenaleonova/Getty Images I scream, you scream, we all scream — for cottage cheese? Believe it or not, some recipes call for cottage cheese as an ice cream base. (Thanks for another creative food hack, TikTok!) But although cottage cheese is more of a protein powerhouse than meat […]

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What’s Really Hiding Inside Your Store-Bought Parmesan Cheese Shaker – Health Digest

Billy F Blume Jr/Shutterstock One of the greatest pleasures when dining at an Italian restaurant is when the server hovers over your hot entree and asks, “Fresh grated Parmesan?” Those little shavings lightly drop on top of your savory pasta as you feel your tastebuds waking up. […]

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The Healthiest Cheese To Eat If You Have High Blood Pressure – Health Digest

Westend61/Getty Images High blood pressure isn’t something you want to ignore. Left unchecked, high blood pressure (aka hypertension) can lead to a host of serious medical issues, from hardening of the arteries to brain damage. That’s one reason to choose the foods you eat carefully. And if you’re […]

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What Is The Healthiest Cheese You Can Eat? It Depends – Health Digest

Hispanolistic/Getty Images Do you feel overwhelmed every time you find yourself trying to pick from all the cheeses in the supermarket? There are dozens of cheeses to choose from, and it can be hard to know which is the healthiest. From creamy cheese varieties to hard and aged […]

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Avoid Eating This Type Of Cheese If You Get Migraines – Health Digest

Volodymyr TVERDOKHLIB/Shutterstock The Cleveland Clinic explains that a migraine is a type of headache characterized by a throbbing pain on one side of the head. Normally migraines last for less than four hours, but they can linger for days at a time. They are also severe enough that […]

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If You Eat Expired Cottage Cheese, This Is What Happens – Health Digest

Elenaleonova/Getty Images It’s easy to lose track of what’s in your refrigerator, especially if it’s full of restaurant leftovers and samples from your cheese-of-the-month club. Sometimes a late-night snack is in order, so you search in the back of your fridge to find that cottage cheese you bought […]

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When You Eat Cottage Cheese For Breakfast, This Is What Happens To Your Body – Health Digest

Elenaleonova/Getty Images Are you thinking of skipping breakfast? You’d be in good company: One-quarter of Americans forgo breakfast, according to a OnePoll U.S. survey from 2021 (via StudyFinds). Even so, you might want to give breakfast a second chance.  As the first meal, breakfast sets the tone for a day’s […]