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Dominic Farsi, Visiting Postdoctoral Research Associate, King's College London; Teagasc; Queen's University Belfast

We put cottage cheese through an evidence check – and the health claims didn’t stack up

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Cottage cheese is having a moment. It’s being added to dips, mixed into batters and even used in pizza and brownies. It’s touted as a high-protein food that can help build muscle and lose fat. But the research supporting these benefits is not quite as abundant as the number of viral cottage cheese recipes that are out there.

My colleagues and I published a review last year which provided a full breakdown of the available evidence.

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