While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Sales Of Cheese: New York Times

While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Sales Of Cheese: <em>New York Times</em>

Urged on by government warnings about saturated fat, Americans have been moving toward low-fat milk for decades, leaving a surplus of whole milk and milk fat. Yet the government, through Dairy Management, is engaged in an effort to find ways to get dairy back into Americans' diets, primarily through cheese.

Americans now eat an average of 33 pounds of cheese a year, nearly triple the 1970 rate. Cheese has become the largest source of saturated fat; an ounce of many cheeses contains as much saturated fat as a glass of whole milk.

Full Story: New York Times

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