Insurance HQ Health Tips - Pizza's Healthy?
Having a good health insurance plan is important for quality of life, but at Insurance HQ we also promote healthy living.
So we're especially excited about a new discovery presented by food scientists of the American Chemical Society: Pizza is good for you.
According to The Washington Times, a team from Maryland's Department of Nutrition and Food Science found that whole wheat pizza dough contains antioxidants that help prevent cancer, heart disease and stroke.
Whole wheat pizza has up to 82% higher antioxidants than pizza made from white flour. This is because antioxidants are found in bran and endosperm, which are mostly removed from refined flour.
Jeffrey More and Liangli "Lucy" Yu completed the study in order to show Americans that choosing a grain-based pizza can make a difference in one's health. "Our goal is to try to improve the food quality so we can help people become healthy," says Yu.
Recently, whole grain products are getting a lot of attention, and most supermarkets carry a wide range of whole wheat or whole grain products.
Don't just buy "wheat bread" though, because some manufactures put "wheat" on the packaging even if there isn't much whole wheat in the product. Check the ingredients and make sure that the word "whole," as in "whole wheat flour" is listed.
We hope this study encourages you and your family to eat more whole grains. Hopefully more pizza restaurants will offer whole wheat pizza. When you've taken the time to find the best individual or family health insurance, it makes sense to make sure you're also eating right in order to maintain good health.
So we're especially excited about a new discovery presented by food scientists of the American Chemical Society: Pizza is good for you.
According to The Washington Times, a team from Maryland's Department of Nutrition and Food Science found that whole wheat pizza dough contains antioxidants that help prevent cancer, heart disease and stroke.
Whole wheat pizza has up to 82% higher antioxidants than pizza made from white flour. This is because antioxidants are found in bran and endosperm, which are mostly removed from refined flour.
Jeffrey More and Liangli "Lucy" Yu completed the study in order to show Americans that choosing a grain-based pizza can make a difference in one's health. "Our goal is to try to improve the food quality so we can help people become healthy," says Yu.
Recently, whole grain products are getting a lot of attention, and most supermarkets carry a wide range of whole wheat or whole grain products.
Don't just buy "wheat bread" though, because some manufactures put "wheat" on the packaging even if there isn't much whole wheat in the product. Check the ingredients and make sure that the word "whole," as in "whole wheat flour" is listed.
We hope this study encourages you and your family to eat more whole grains. Hopefully more pizza restaurants will offer whole wheat pizza. When you've taken the time to find the best individual or family health insurance, it makes sense to make sure you're also eating right in order to maintain good health.
