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Originally Posted by WereBear
I have every sympathy for people who want to eat something they miss. But vegan cheese is a flat out chemical concoction, like cotton candy.
It might even fool tastebuds. But they stopped their research there. It's not fooling our bodies.
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To a large extent, it comes down to individual tolerance levels.
They can't physically tolerate real dairy, but they miss dairy so much that they give in and try non-dairy substitutes, despite the fact that it's a chemical concoction.
They might not have any reaction at all to the chemical concoction used in the substitute. They might very well be getting all those chemicals in some other foods (UPF) they're eating on a regular basis.
Or they might not recognize any problems with the chemical concoction at all since they only use it a few times a year (or less) - unless they're extremely sensitive to it and then they recognize that the fake dairy isn't going to work for them either, so they drop it altogether.
In an ideal world, no one would be sensitive to any of that stuff - whether natural or unnatural concoctions. No one would be allergic or intolerant to anything, no one would have insane cravings for foods that make them feel awful (such as carbs, or in this case dairy).
In an almost ideal world, those who are sensitive, intolerant, or allergic would be able to just give up what bothers them, but it doesn't usually work out like that unless those things make you feel so awful that you can't stand to feel like that any more, so you reluctantly give them up, but are extremely glad you made that change when you feel sooooo much better.
In the real world - the cravings will likely still exist, so if there's a substitute available, it's tempting to try it, and if you don't feel bad on it, use it every now and then to satisfy that craving
Those who crave the very thing that bothers them all the time may start using the fake substitute more and more, although that increases the possibility that it will start to cause problems over time - they just need to be alert to any changes that occur after starting to use the fake substitute.
It's not easy to break away from a dietary craving that has a bad effect on you. It can be just as difficult to break away from a dietary crutch - it sometimes takes feeling really awful to finally decide that you need to give up the dietary crutch for good, so that you feel better.