My Name is Caitlin, and I'm Addicted to Cheese

Boston.com:  "Confession: I love cheese (but, really, who doesn’t?). If I was ever stuck on a deserted island, I think I’d get by just fine as long as I had a chunk of Vermont cheddar with me. Give me a few slices of creamy Brie on a crusty baguette with sliced apples and a glass of wine, and I’m in heaven.I think cheese is magical: There are so many varieties, each one more sensual than the last. And yet, some may say that my love of cheese is a little too extreme. So after finding myself craving cheese at weird hours (say, 2 a.m. on Saturday; gee, I wonder why?), I decided to do some research on cheese addiction. What I found surprised me, so if my symptoms sound familiar, listen up!

If you love cheese so much and joke that you think you might be addicted -- well, you probably are. Dr. Neal Barnard, founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, didn’t famously call cheese “dairy crack” for no reason. But if you’re looking for someone to blame for your new-found addiction, head to the barnyard: It’s all the cows’ fault." This is one of the most-emailed posts on Boston.com right now.  The article says over and over that you should "think twice" the next time you reach for the cheese.  I just want to say that I love cheese, and I see nothing in this article to discourage me from eating it.Except the 450 calories and 37 grams of fat per 4 ounces.  There's that. Thoughts?  Do you love cheese as much as I do?  Or are you too thinking twice now?