dioxin shmioxin- slice o pizza a day keeps the doctor away

July 28, 2003

Ok, I'm not a pizza advocate, but a personal size pizza has like 4 times the

recommended maximum amount of saturated fat in a day, if it's make with

part-skim milk cheese. Not *everyone* who eats saturated fat gets cancer

apparently! lol!

Pizza Prevents Cancer?

All Foods in Mediterranean Diet Likely Offer Best Protection

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Nazario, MD</A>

on Monday, July 21, 2003

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July 21, 2003 -- Put the pizzeria on speed dial, but forget the Meat-Lover's

Special. A simple thin-crust pizza -- olive oil, tomato sauce, a bit of

mozzarella -- could help protect you against cancer.

A new study provides another " vote " for the Mediterranean diet -- which

emphasizes having olive oil with most meals as well as abundant vegetables,

fruits,

legumes, nuts, and cereals; some fish; a bit of wine every day; and less meat

and dairy than the typical American diet.

But behold, the pizza has not been given its due. " Pizza is one of the

best-known Italian foods, but there is limited information on the potential

influence of pizza and cancer risk, " says Silvano Gallus, PhD, an epidemiologist

at

the Instituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche " Negri, " in Milan, Italy. He is

the lead researcher of the study, which is published in the International

Journal of Cancer.

Forget pasta, forget antipasto, forget fabulous breads. Pizza showed the most

cancer-prevention promise, he says. But don't call Dominos just yet, he

cautions: " Italian pizza is very different from other kinds of pizza. In Italy,

we

eat pizza from the pizzeria, where it is the main dish. It is very different

from fast-food pizza. "

In their study, Gallus and colleagues sifted through diet surveys completed

by 5,500 Italians -- 598 cancer patients and 4,999 people without cancer.

Among the 78-item checklist, three questions referred specifically to pizza

-- had they eaten less than one slice a month (considered non-eaters), one to

three slices a month (occasional eaters), or a slice or more a week (regular

eaters).

" We found that regular pizza eaters had 34% less risk of oral cavity and

pharyngeal cancer, 59% less risk of esophageal cancer, and 25% less risk of

colon

cancer, " says Gallus. In this group of patients, pizza also reduced risk of

rectal cancer and laryngeal cancer, although not significantly.

Refined carbohydrates such as bread and pasta have been directly associated

with cancer of the upper digestive tract and colorectal cancer, he says.

Italian pizza is less than 50% crust, 20% tomato sauce, 20% mozzarella

cheese, and 4% olive oil, says Gallus. There's less refined carbohydrates, plus

cooked tomatoes, which are a rich source of lycopene, a natural chemical that

has

been shown in numerous studies to protect against cancer. " We think that

there's a specific compound in cooked tomatoes that is protective, " he tells

WebMD.

However, " tomato micronutrients remain difficult to identify. " Also

important: Italian pizza contains olive oil in the dough and on the pizza. The

monounsaturated fats in olive oil are also considered protective against cancer.

With a Grain of Salt Pizza protective against cancer? " Take it with a grain

of salt, " says Yaramus, PharmD, clinical coordinator of integrative

medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. " There are so many

styles of pizza, so many ways of making pizza, that I think it's a bit

presumptive

to say it prevents cancer. " But yes, Gallus' study is indeed more evidence

that a Mediterranean diet is a good idea. Lycopene in cooked tomatoes, tomato

sauce, tomato paste, and tomato juice has been shown to slow the growth of

breast, lung, and endometrial tumors and to reduce prostate, stomach, and

pancreatic

cancer risk. Olive oil -- rich in antioxidants and natural chemicals called

lignans -- has been linked with lower rates of cancer of the large bowel,

breast, endometrium, and prostate, says Yaramus. In fact, a " slew of research, "

due to be published soon, shows the beneficial effects of fatty acids in

preventing cancer and in slowing tumor growth -- at least in animals, Yaramus

says.

She advises against substituting fish oil supplements for whole foods, such as

salmon and other fatty fish. To be true to the Mediterranean diet, she

emphasizes eating whole " real " foods. SOURCES: International Journal of Cancer,

July

2003. Silvano Gallus, PhD, Instituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche " Negri, "

Milan, Italy. Yaramus, PharmD, clinical coordinator of integrative

medicine, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. WebMD Medical News: " Cancer

Researchers Keen on Tomatoes. "

July 28, 2003

Italian pizza rarely has cheese, and certainly nothing close to the

amount on American pizza. We used to have Italian style pizza when I

lived in Providence, RI (which has a large Italian-American

population) -- the kind we got was cold bread generously spread with

olive oil, with cold tomato sauce on top. It was very tasty. Ann

> Ok, I'm not a pizza advocate, but a personal size pizza has like 4

times the

> recommended maximum amount of saturated fat in a day, if it's make

with

> part-skim milk cheese. Not *everyone* who eats saturated fat gets

cancer

> apparently! lol!

>

> Pizza Prevents Cancer?

>

> All Foods in Mediterranean Diet Likely Offer Best Protection

>

> By <A

HREF= " http://aolsvc.health.webmd.aol.com/content/Biography/7/1756_5070

3.htm " >Jeanie Lerche </A>

> WebMD Medical News Reviewed By <A

HREF= " http://aolsvc.health.webmd.aol.com/content/Biography/7/40428.htm

" >Brunilda Nazario, MD</A>

> on Monday, July 21, 2003

>

> > >Email to a friend</A> > <A

HREF= " http://aolsvc.health.webmd.aol.com/content/Article/71/81291.htm?

printing=true " >Printer-friendly version</A>

>

> July 21, 2003 -- Put the pizzeria on speed dial, but forget the

Meat-Lover's

> Special. A simple thin-crust pizza -- olive oil, tomato sauce, a

bit of

> mozzarella -- could help protect you against cancer.

>

> A new study provides another " vote " for the Mediterranean diet --

which

> emphasizes having olive oil with most meals as well as abundant

vegetables, fruits,

> legumes, nuts, and cereals; some fish; a bit of wine every day; and

less meat

> and dairy than the typical American diet.

>

> But behold, the pizza has not been given its due. " Pizza is one of

the

> best-known Italian foods, but there is limited information on the

potential

> influence of pizza and cancer risk, " says Silvano Gallus, PhD, an

epidemiologist at

> the Instituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche " Negri, " in Milan,

Italy. He is

> the lead researcher of the study, which is published in the

International

> Journal of Cancer.

>

> Forget pasta, forget antipasto, forget fabulous breads. Pizza

showed the most

> cancer-prevention promise, he says. But don't call Dominos just

yet, he

> cautions: " Italian pizza is very different from other kinds of

pizza. In Italy, we

> eat pizza from the pizzeria, where it is the main dish. It is very

different

> from fast-food pizza. "

>

> In their study, Gallus and colleagues sifted through diet surveys

completed

> by 5,500 Italians -- 598 cancer patients and 4,999 people without

cancer.

>

> Among the 78-item checklist, three questions referred specifically

to pizza

> -- had they eaten less than one slice a month (considered non-

eaters), one to

> three slices a month (occasional eaters), or a slice or more a week

(regular

> eaters).

>

> " We found that regular pizza eaters had 34% less risk of oral

cavity and

> pharyngeal cancer, 59% less risk of esophageal cancer, and 25% less

risk of colon

> cancer, " says Gallus. In this group of patients, pizza also reduced

risk of

> rectal cancer and laryngeal cancer, although not significantly.

>

> Refined carbohydrates such as bread and pasta have been directly

associated

> with cancer of the upper digestive tract and colorectal cancer, he

says.

>

> Italian pizza is less than 50% crust, 20% tomato sauce, 20%

mozzarella

> cheese, and 4% olive oil, says Gallus. There's less refined

carbohydrates, plus

> cooked tomatoes, which are a rich source of lycopene, a natural

chemical that has

> been shown in numerous studies to protect against cancer. " We think

that

> there's a specific compound in cooked tomatoes that is protective, "

he tells WebMD.

> However, " tomato micronutrients remain difficult to identify. " Also

> important: Italian pizza contains olive oil in the dough and on the

pizza. The

> monounsaturated fats in olive oil are also considered protective

against cancer.

>

> With a Grain of Salt Pizza protective against cancer? " Take it with

a grain

> of salt, " says Yaramus, PharmD, clinical coordinator of

integrative

> medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. " There

are so many

> styles of pizza, so many ways of making pizza, that I think it's a

bit presumptive

> to say it prevents cancer. " But yes, Gallus' study is indeed more

evidence

> that a Mediterranean diet is a good idea. Lycopene in cooked

tomatoes, tomato

> sauce, tomato paste, and tomato juice has been shown to slow the

growth of

> breast, lung, and endometrial tumors and to reduce prostate,

stomach, and pancreatic

> cancer risk. Olive oil -- rich in antioxidants and natural

chemicals called

> lignans -- has been linked with lower rates of cancer of the large

bowel,

> breast, endometrium, and prostate, says Yaramus. In fact, a " slew

of research, "

> due to be published soon, shows the beneficial effects of fatty

acids in

> preventing cancer and in slowing tumor growth -- at least in

animals, Yaramus says.

> She advises against substituting fish oil supplements for whole

foods, such as

> salmon and other fatty fish. To be true to the Mediterranean diet,

she

> emphasizes eating whole " real " foods. SOURCES: International

Journal of Cancer, July

> 2003. Silvano Gallus, PhD, Instituto di Ricerche

Farmacologiche " Negri, "

> Milan, Italy. Yaramus, PharmD, clinical coordinator of

integrative

> medicine, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. WebMD Medical

News: " Cancer

> Researchers Keen on Tomatoes. "

>

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