Magpiezoe
07-23-2003, 09:54 AM
Hello, I am so happy! I just saw that pizza really is good for you on our local news station. They said that pizza one time per week drastically lowers the risk of digestive cancers and other certain cancers. I couldn't believe it, so I looked it up on CNN. Guess what? There was a study done by a Milan pharmacology center in Italy..."A study of 8,000 Italians found that regular pizza-eaters were 59 percent less likely to contract cancer of the esophagus, while the risk of developing cancer of the colon fell by 26 percent." How cool is that? I guess I'm going back to eating my homemade pizza once a week like I was doing before. I only stopped, because the cheese was getting kind of expensive. Since I didn't gorge myself and only had 2 slices on the week-end, I didn't gain any weight and didn't affect my cholesterol. Mange, mange!!!
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CobaltBlue
07-23-2003, 10:50 AM
Magpie,
I still (with affection) refer to pizza as "a diabetics nightmare," because of the astronomical glucose readings I would get after eating pizza. Granted back then it was loaded with a lot of fats (cheese, pepperoni, beef, saugsage) on a slab of carbs with some sugar-enhanced tomato paste. The one time I have had pizza in the last year was with wheat crust, half the cheese, and all vegetables on top.
Although the study linked decreased cancer with moderate pizza consumption, I only wonder what the impact was on heart disease? Someone else posted this a while back, but few of us could consume pizza in moderate amounts.
I still (with affection) refer to pizza as "a diabetics nightmare," because of the astronomical glucose readings I would get after eating pizza. Granted back then it was loaded with a lot of fats (cheese, pepperoni, beef, saugsage) on a slab of carbs with some sugar-enhanced tomato paste. The one time I have had pizza in the last year was with wheat crust, half the cheese, and all vegetables on top.
Although the study linked decreased cancer with moderate pizza consumption, I only wonder what the impact was on heart disease? Someone else posted this a while back, but few of us could consume pizza in moderate amounts.
ramsemonius
07-23-2003, 02:40 PM
Hey there.
I haven't confirmed this, but I've heard from several sources that the pizza in Italy is quite different from our Pizza here in the states. I've heard the crust is notably thinner and I'm certain that the cheeze in Italy has more CLA content as well, and we know CLA is an anti-cancer and anti-obesity agent. In any case, its an interesting study. I love pizza!
-Ramsemonius
I haven't confirmed this, but I've heard from several sources that the pizza in Italy is quite different from our Pizza here in the states. I've heard the crust is notably thinner and I'm certain that the cheeze in Italy has more CLA content as well, and we know CLA is an anti-cancer and anti-obesity agent. In any case, its an interesting study. I love pizza!
-Ramsemonius
CocaCola
07-23-2003, 03:06 PM
ramsemonius I've heard that as well. I also heard that their pizza kicks North American pizza by a long mile.
That's an interesting study, and I suppose that if you don't have to worry about chloresterol then it'd be okay. But since it's home made pizza, its uaually much lower in fat. I made pizza this morning on whole wheat pitta bread.
I probably wouldn't recommend eating those high fat slices from some restaurants. I know there are some places where the saturated fat is like 8+ grams per slice!! Ouch
That's an interesting study, and I suppose that if you don't have to worry about chloresterol then it'd be okay. But since it's home made pizza, its uaually much lower in fat. I made pizza this morning on whole wheat pitta bread.
I probably wouldn't recommend eating those high fat slices from some restaurants. I know there are some places where the saturated fat is like 8+ grams per slice!! Ouch
HappyCarnivore
07-23-2003, 03:33 PM
Just for the record, It's "Mangia! Mangia!"
Us Italian-Americans are particular about our native tongue. :)
Oh, and yes, food altogether here in the United States is far different from food in Italy. Eggs here are absolute trash compared to what you can buy in Siena or Toscana.
Us Italian-Americans are particular about our native tongue. :)
Oh, and yes, food altogether here in the United States is far different from food in Italy. Eggs here are absolute trash compared to what you can buy in Siena or Toscana.
T-bone-Mama
07-23-2003, 05:38 PM
I make pizzas about once a week using whole wheat pitas topped with tomato sauce and lowfat mozzeralla cheese; or mexican pizzas with spicy salsa and lowfat taco cheese. It's one of the few things that everyone in my family likes, and we can each "customize" our own; I like crushed pineapple on mine. It's really easy, inexpensive and healthier than the frozen ones.
ARIZONA73
07-23-2003, 07:05 PM
It's quite possible that the lycopene content in the tomato sauce is responsible for pizza's anti-cancer properties. As a member of the carotenoid family, it has been reported that lycopene may offer as much as 10 times the cancer prevention as beta-carotene. The richest source of lycopene is tomato sauce, and it is best absorbed when the sauce is heated and combined with some oil or dietary fat. So your best source would be tomato sauce made with olive oil, which is used in making pizza.
sarez72
07-23-2003, 10:17 PM
T-bone-Mama - I second the use of Pitas as a Pizza base. I often make pizzas with pita bread, low fat cheese and a stack of veggies etc - beats any pre-made bought pizza hands down!
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ARIZONA73
07-23-2003, 10:57 PM
Just make sure to add extra sauce. Most pizzas don't seem to contain enough sauce. I always ask for extra sauce on any pie I order.
auntjudyg
07-24-2003, 10:13 AM
Originally posted by ARIZONA73:
It's quite possible that the lycopene content in the tomato sauce is responsible for pizza's anti-cancer properties.
I was thinking the same thing. My only experience with European pizza is in southern France where the sauce was much more tomatoey, like a less processed tomatoe sauce.
It's quite possible that the lycopene content in the tomato sauce is responsible for pizza's anti-cancer properties.
I was thinking the same thing. My only experience with European pizza is in southern France where the sauce was much more tomatoey, like a less processed tomatoe sauce.
ARIZONA73
07-24-2003, 10:22 AM
I don't know about other areas of the country, but it has been my experience that unless I request extra sauce, I'm most likely to end up with pizza that is mostly cheese and dough, with only a relatively small trace of tomato sauce. Of course, everyone's preferences are different, but, like yourself, I believe pizza's anti-cancer properties are derived from the lycopene content in the tomato sauce.
Magpiezoe
07-24-2003, 01:00 PM
Sorry Happy Carnivore. I'm French and that's how we spell it. Don't get too wrapped up in technicalities or you miss the point.
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Magpiezoe
07-24-2003, 02:01 PM
Hello, Lots of yummy suggestions here. I think the article considers the lowering of certain cancer rates due to the sauce. I have seen on TV that the pizza in Italy is different from the American version in that the cheese is lower in fat, because it's made differently so I guess the part-skim moz. would be closer to it. I've also heard that it is closer to our tomato pie. Don't know. Haven't been there. I do watch my cholesterol and that's why I make my own. Maybe pizza is what you make it. I don't add the meats to mine. For the diabetic, you can get sugar free sauce. My father was a diabetic, so we used to make our own sauce and sweeten it with a carrot or apples. (You take the carrot out after the sauce has cooked for a long time.) Also, just because it's now supposed to be "good for you" like eggs are...It doesn't mean you can gorge yourself on it either. The suggested "doseage of pizza" is one serving per week, which can be counted into certain diets. I don't know about low-carb diets, but it can be counted into a low-fat diet...as long as you make it at home. I highly recommend a bread machine for those of you who are making thier own breads. It makes the best pizza dough and steamed bun dough for the Chinese steamed buns.
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