Pizza Consumption & Kids

Pizza!I love pizza, it’s one of those foods that I could probably eat everyday for the rest of my life. Kids are also crazy about pizza but health experts aren’t crazy about the amount of pizza kids eat. Today’s article discusses the health concerns associated with children consuming pizza. Here’s what they had to say, “Children took in an additional 84 calories, 3 g of saturated fat and 134 mg of sodium on days that they ate pizza, compared with pizza-free days. For adolescents, pizza days meant an extra 230 calories, 5 g of saturated fat and 484 mg of sodium – 24% and 21% of their recommended daily intake for fat and sodium, respectively. ” To read more, CLICK HERE.