Cheese is not the best food. The putrefactive process results in the production of amines, ammonia, irritating fatty acids (butyric, caprylic, etc.) and lactic acid. These are all waste products which cause irritation to nerves and to the gastrointestinal tract. Tyramine, one of the toxic amines produced in cheese, may cause migraine headaches. Certain of the amines can interact with the nitrates present in the stomach to form nitrosamine, a cancer-producing agent. An intolerance to lactose, the chief carbohydrate of cheese and milk, is probably the most common food sensitivity in America. Rennet is used in the curdling of milk and in the manufacture of cheese. Most rennet is obtained from the whole stomach lining of calves, kids or pigs, and a very small percentage from vegetable sources.
"It is impossible for those who give the reins to appetite to attain to Christian perfection. The moral sensibilities of your children cannot be easily aroused, unless you are careful in the selection of their food. Many a mother sets a table that is a snare to her family. Flesh meats, butter, cheese, rich pastry, spiced foods, and condiments are freely partaken of by both old and young. These things do their work in deranging the stomach, exciting the nerves, and enfeebling the intellect. The blood-making organs cannot convert such things into good blood. The grease cooked in the food renders it difficult of digestion. The effect of cheese is deleterious. Fine-flour bread does not impart to the system the nourishment that is to be found in unbolted-wheat bread. Its common use will not keep the system in the best condition. Spices at first irritate the tender coating of the stomach, but finally destroy the natural sensitiveness of this delicate membrane. The blood becomes fevered, the animal propensities are aroused, while the moral and intellectual powers are weakened, and become servants to the baser passions. The mother should study to set a simple yet nutritious diet before her family." Counsels on Diets and Foods, 236
"Cheese is still more objectionable; it is wholly unfit for food." Ministry of Healing, 302
God showed Ellen White over a hundred years ago that there is a better, healthier way to live. Among other things, He revealed to her that cheese is not a good thing to take into our bodies. Today, medical science is confirming Mrs. White's counsels regarding cheese and other health considerations.