There's no reason to skip that cheese plate at your company Christmas party. Eating a small piece of cheese each day could reduce your risk of heart disease by 14 percent, according to researchers at Soochow University, China. The team analyzed data from 15 previous U.S. and European studies that monitored the diets of more than 200,000 people.According to findings, subjects who consumed modest amounts of cheese on a regular basis were also 10 percent less likely to have a stroke.