Consumption is at an all-time high in the U.S. We eat more than 42 pounds of cheese per person per year, according to the most recent government figures and the International Dairy Foods Association.

If you don't have enough of this enzyme, eating large amounts of tyramine can lead to migraines. However, it's not clear exactly why this happens.

Tyramine concentration: This naturally-occurring compound forms when proteins break down during aging. Higher levels appear in aged cheeses like Brie, Camembert, blue cheese and Stilton.

The major concerns about cheese are that much of its fat is the heart-unfriendly saturated type and that it packs a lot of calories in a small amount. Brie, for example, has about 6 grams of ...

For example, a 1-ounce slice of cheddar cheese has 5 grams of saturated fat, which is a little more than a third of the amount you should have in a day, she notes. And cheese is salty, so it’s ...

Vegan cheese has 'little nutritional value' and eating too much may raise risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, expert says Ditching dairy, such as cheese, cited as most difficult part of ...

You’re skewing the ratio of rind to cheese awkwardly in favor of the rind. This leaves whoever happens to be eating brie after you with a disproportionate cheese experience.

Cheese consumption has been increasing almost every year since 1995, with the average person in the U.S. now eating about 39 pounds of cheese a year.

Yet cheese can also make a lot of us feel pretty gross too. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "About 68 percent of the world’s population has lactose malabsorption.