Fat pizza no laughing matter for health-conscious


	Fat pizza no laughing matter for health-conscious

tabsey

2-12-2008 5:10 AM

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tabsey says:

I bet they taste better too.

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full of salt — it's a meal that should come with a government
health warning.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/fat-pizza-no-laughing-matter-for-healthconscious/2008/02/11/1202578694296.html?s_cid=rss_national"><P>But while burgers and fries cop the blame for the obesity
crisis, the humble pizza slice has escaped the spotlight. Until
now.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/fat-pizza-no-laughing-matter-for-healthconscious/2008/02/11/1202578694296.html?s_cid=rss_national"><P>In a quest to reduce the nation's waistlines the Heart
Foundation is waging war against major pizza chains. With
Australians devouring a whopping 190 million takeaway pizzas every
year, the industry stands accused of fuelling the obesity epidemic
by promoting triple-meat options and crusts stuffed with extra
cheese.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/fat-pizza-no-laughing-matter-for-healthconscious/2008/02/11/1202578694296.html?s_cid=rss_national"><P>A Heart Foundation analysis of Pizza Hut and Domino's menus
found the average pizza contained more than five grams of salt and
20 grams of saturated fat — a person's entire daily allowance
in one meal.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/fat-pizza-no-laughing-matter-for-healthconscious/2008/02/11/1202578694296.html?s_cid=rss_national"><P>It comes as a small family-run pizza chain today becomes the
first in the industry to receive a Heart Foundation tick for six
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