Cottage cheese: protein superfood or fitness myth?

Cottage cheese is a TikTok sensation. Social media creators are blending the curdy, clumpy white stuff into everything from cookie dough and chocolate brownies to flatbreads and even slapping it onto hot dogs. All in the name of protein. Naturally high in protein and relatively low in fat, cottage cheese has been embraced by fitness influencers who claim it can help build muscle and burn fat. But does the science support these claims? In this episode, we hear from Dominic Farsi, a researcher at King's College London and at Teagasc in Ireland, to get the facts about cottage cheese – and understand how much protein we really need. Watch Strange Health on YouTube or follow us wherever you get your podcasts. Strange Health is a podcast from The Conversation, an independent, not-for-profit news organisation. If you've got a question about a viral trend or video you've seen and you'd like us to delve into the science behind it in a future episode, please email us at [email protected]. If you like the show, please consider donating to support our work. You can sign up here for a free daily newsletter from The Conversation here. Hosts: Katie Edwards and Dan Baumgardt Executive Producer: Gemma Ware Editing and mixing: Anouk Millet Artwork: Alice Mason