PARDON ME WHILE I SWAP OUT MY HALF-AND-HALF FOR HEAVY CREAM: Eating Cheese and Butter Every Day Linked to Living Longer. “Those who consumed the most whole-fat dairy, 3.2 servings per day on average, had lower mortality rates at 3.3 percent from the baseline and a 3.7 percent risk of developing cardiovascular disease. But those who ate less than 0.5 servings of dairy had a total mortality rate of 44.4 percent, and a risk of cardiovascular disease at 5 percent.”