However, much of the research in this area is looking at the dietary habits of large groups of people and comparing it with what happens to their health, which can’t prove cause and effect. They could also help reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes and blood pressure, which can both increase the chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Studies are suggesting that, despite their saturated fat content, dairy foods like milk, cheese and yoghurt have a neutral or even positive effect. The reason for the shift in focus is that although we know that saturated fat, which is the type of fat in dairy, can raise our levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol, this doesn’t appear to be the full picture when it comes to our heart and circulatory health. This guidance is only for milk, cheese and yoghurt – not butter or cream, which are still foods to only eat in small amounts. It also concludes that although people with high cholesterol should use low fat dairy, there isn’t enough evidence to say whether other people should choose low fat or full-fat dairy.

The Australian Heart Foundation has published a new statement on dairy which encourages people to eat dairy foods like milk, cheese and yoghurt as healthy snacks. The combination of nutrients they contain could be doing more for our heart health than we previously thought. However, new research is highlighting that there may be more to dairy products than just their fat content. UK guidelines still recommend choosing reduced-fat milk, cheese and yoghurt. If you do happen to see bufala while shopping, I definitely suggest buying a ball or two and savoring it.Are milk, cheese and yoghurt an essential part of a balanced diet or a source of unhealthy fats that can raise your cholesterol? Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor looks at the latest evidence on full-fat dairy.įrom the “Milk’s gotta lotta bottle” campaign of the 1980s up to the more recent “Make mine milk”, marketers over the decades of have been keen to remind us of the health benefits of milk. The calcium in milk is great for teeth and bones, but for years now we’ve been advised to choose low-fat dairy products, to avoid the saturated fat that can raise your cholesterol levels and, as a result, your risk of heart attacks and strokes. Because of the PDO regulations, it can't be produced here in America accordingly, this variety of mozzarella can be challenging to find because true bufala must be imported. All of this has gained it the moniker 'white gold.' Bufala mozzarella is of such high quality, it's perfect for enjoying plain as-is.

It's the mozzarella for authentic Neapolitan pizza and even has Protected Designation of Origin status in Italy, in order to determine how and where it's made. Bufala mozzarella has twice the fat of regular fiore di latte and an impossibly creamy and smooth texture. In the way that 'Champagne' is sparkling wine that can only be made in the Champagne region of France, true bufala mozzarella can only be made with milk from this specific water buffalo in Campania. That said, these water buffalo are much more similar to cows than the American buffalo we know. It's actually made from a very specific type of domesticated water buffalo in the Campania region of Italy.

OK, so first off, this is not mozzarella made from an American buffalo.

Skim vs whole milk