Study: Pizza reduces cancer risk

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Washington Times

Eat more pizza. That’s the message from Italian researchers who say eating more of the doughy pie can actually cut the chance for certain cancers.
The secret?
It’s likely in the tomatoes, researches said, according to a BBC report.
The lycopene in the sauce is actually an antioxidant that can lower the risk of developing oesophageal cancer by 59 percent, the researchers said.
Moreover, pizza eaters can lower their risks for colon cancer by 26 percent, and for mouth cancer by 34 percent, the researchers found.
At the same time, researchers cautioned that eating pizza is not a cancer cure, in and of itself. Healthy lifestyles and diets also contribute.
The research stems from comparing the pizza-eating habits of 3,000 of those with certain cancers versus 5,000 of those without, and finding that those who comprised the latter group ate pizza at least once a week, BBC reported.
“We knew that tomato sauce could offer protection against certain tumors, but we did not expect pizza as a complete meal also to offer such protective powers,” said Dr. Silvano Gallus, of the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmaceutical Research in Milan, who led the research, told BBC.
Other scientists urge caution, however.
Nicola O’Connor, of Cancer Research UK, said in the BBC report: “This study is interesting. …But before people start dialing the pizza takeaway, they should consider that pizza can be high in saturated fat, salt and calories.”


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Am I dreaming?  Don't wake me up!!! Pizza!!

[tulip]

Excellent. I'm ordering pizza tonight!! Yummm

[isabel]

I find studies like this weird. If the thing that wards off cancer is tomatoes, why wouldn't they just suggest people eat more tomatoes? I mean, you could say the same thing about spaghetti with marinara sauce, or a tomato salad, or anything else where lots of tomatoes are involved. And if you're just comparing people who eat pizza to people who don't, you're not getting the best sample. What happens if someone eats a whole tomato every day? How does that skew the results?

Feel free to ignore my rant. Pizza is delicious.

[Wrath0fKuus]

Throat and mouth cancer hardly ever happen if you don't use tobacco or betel nut, so maybe just don't do that.

Tomatoes are delicious, though.

[luckyval]

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[pantsparty]

This is exactly why I eat pizza every Friday night. FOR MY HEALTH.

[usuallylurking]

May 10, 2013 14:03:30 GMT -5 isabel said:

I find studies like this weird. If the thing that wards off cancer is tomatoes, why wouldn't they just suggest people eat more tomatoes? I mean, you could say the same thing about spaghetti with marinara sauce, or a tomato salad, or anything else where lots of tomatoes are involved. And if you're just comparing people who eat pizza to people who don't, you're not getting the best sample. What happens if someone eats a whole tomato every day? How does that skew the results?

Feel free to ignore my rant. Pizza is delicious.

Ha, this is what I wonder too.  I do remember reading that cooked tomatoes contain a lot more lycopene than raw tomatoes, but I don't know why the same couldn't be said for consuming any form of cooked tomatoes rather than simply "pizza."

[bonquiqui]

Yes! Lol

[jane6672]

Now I have Dominoes ads at the top of the page.