We've been told that dairy does a body good, but the truth is that cheese can be dangerous. Loaded with calories, fat, and cholesterol, cheese can make you gain weight and leads to a host of health problems like high blood pressure and arthritis. But worst of all, you probably didn’t know that cheese contains mild opiates that make it addictive, triggering the same brain receptors as heroin and morphine. Dr. Neal Barnard, a New York Times best-selling author and founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has a way out of the addition to cheese, something he calls “The Cheese Trap”… and he’s about to give you a health awakening.

<p>We've been told that dairy does a body good, but the truth is that cheese can be dangerous. Loaded with calories, fat, and cholesterol, cheese can make you gain weight and leads to a host of health problems like high blood pressure and arthritis. But worst of all, you probably didn&rsquo;t know that cheese contains mild opiates that make it addictive, triggering the same brain receptors as heroin and morphine. Dr. Neal Barnard, a New York Times best-selling author and founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has a way out of the addition to cheese, something he calls &ldquo;The Cheese Trap&rdquo;&hellip; and he&rsquo;s about to give you a health awakening.</p>

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Scott Laird and Dr. Neal Barnard discuss the dangers of cheese