question: Why is pizza, despite just containing bread, cheese,, meat and sometimes vegetables and seafood and is baked, considered unhealthy?
comment: Pizza is too calorie dense, with a lot of saturated fats and is usually high in salt as well
passages: Some mass-produced pizzas by fast food chains have been criticized as having an unhealthy balance of ingredients. Pizza can be high in salt, fat and calories (food energy). The USDA reports an average sodium content of 5,101 mg per pizza in fast food chains. There are concerns about negative health effects. Food chains have come under criticism at various times for the high salt content of some of their meals.
   Frequent pizza eaters in Italy have been found to have a relatively low incidence of cardiovascular disease and digestive tract cancers relative to infrequent pizza eaters, although the nature of the correlation between pizza and such perceived benefits is unclear. Pizza consumption in Italy might only indicate adherence to traditional Mediterranean dietary patterns, which have been shown to have various health benefits.
  
  Some attribute the apparent health benefits of pizza to the lycopene content in pizza sauce, which research indicates likely plays a role in protecting against cardiovascular disease and various cancers.
  
  Section::::National Pizza Month.
   In 2017, the world pizza market was $128 billion and in the US it was $44 billion spread over 76,000 pizzerias. Overall, 13% of the U.S. population aged 2 years and over, consumed pizza on any given day.
  
  Section::::Health concerns.
   Pizza is a common fast food category in the United States, with nationwide chains including Papa John's, Domino's Pizza, Sbarro and Pizza Hut. It trails only the burger industry in supplying children's fast food calories. Menus are more limited and standardized than in traditional pizzerias, and pizza delivery is offered.
   Pizza is a popular fast food item. The United States pizza restaurant industry is worth $37 billion, and has an organized industry association. Pizza is normally eaten hot (typically at lunch or dinner), but is sometimes eaten as cold leftovers, even for breakfast.
  
  Section::::Ingredients.
   BULLET::::- Tomato pie, in several areas around the Northeast, especially Philadelphia and Utica, New York, refers to a square-cut thick-crust pizza topped with chunky tomato sauce and sprinkled with pecorino romano cheese, very similar to Sicilian "sfinciuni".
   The pizza is subject to a lot of humorous debate, and is unquestionably a piece of modern culture, loathed and loved by Norwegians. It has been called the "modern national dish" by some, others claim it is "a piece of cardboard", "laziness in a box" and even "refrigerated evil".
   The main ingredients are wheat flour, eggs, grated pecorino, grated parmesan (or grana padano), chopped pecorino cheese, extra-virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, natural yeast and milk. Some recipes include the addition of other ingredients, such as saffron, or their substitution with similar ingredients, such as lard or butter instead of oil and emmental cheese instead of pecorino.
   List of pizza varieties by country
  
  Pizza, a staple of Italian cuisine, has become one of a most recognizable and popular dishes worldwide. Its widespread adoption into other cuisines is traced to early 20th century.
  
  A survey from 2004 showed that Norwegians ate the most frozen pizza (5.4 kg/person*year), followed by Germans.
  
  Section::::Asia.
  
  Section::::Asia.:China.
   Pizzarello (food)
  
  Pizzarello is a traditional Italian food from Apulia, a region in southern Italy. Its original name in the local dialect is Pizzaridd. The Pizzarello is a long salty baked bread, seasoned with tomatoes and sometimes also with olives. The baking makes it crunchy.
  
  Section::::Origins.
  
  Christians wake up early on Good Friday, in the week of Easter. As they had a long fasting day, during which they could not eat meat, stalls in the streets sold a typical sandwich filled with cheese, tomatoes and other vegetables.
   An alternative recipe described in the "Memorie delle crescie di Pasqua fatte in 1848" requires "flour 50 pounds, grated old cheese 10 pounds, fresh cheese in judgment, milk 3 and a half jug, oil 4 pounds and a half, or as many as necessary, salt 1 pound and 3 ounces, pepper 3 ounces".
  
  Section::::The recipe through the centuries.:Modern recipe.
   Originating in Neapolitan cuisine, pizza has become popular in many different parts of the world. Pizza is an oven-baked, flat, disc-shaped bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese (usually mozzarella), and various toppings depending on the culture. Since the original pizza, several other types of pizzas have evolved.
   Section::::Criticism.
  
  In the United Kingdom, Pizza Hut was criticized in October 2007 for the high salt content of its meals, some of which were found to contain more than twice the daily recommended amount of salt for an adult. The meats that consumers demand for pizza toppings (ham, sausage, bacon, etc.) are, likewise, salty and fatty meats.
  
  To meet the Food Standards Agency 2010 target for salt levels in foods, between 2008 and 2010, the company removed over 15% of salt across its menu.
   BULLET::::- Pizzagiena or "pizza ghen" or "Pizza Rustica"- Easter Pie, made with various cheeses, eggs, and salted meats. Compare , from Liguria, or the Italian-Argentine version, torta pascualina. Pizzagiena may also be called pasteed or pastiere, although it is more of a quiche than pie unlike pizzagiena.
  
  Section::::Specialties.:Sweets.
  
  BULLET::::- Gelato - Italian ice cream.
   Pizza (disambiguation)
  
  Pizza is a popular Italian dish.
  
  Pizza may also refer to:
  
  Section::::Films.
  
  BULLET::::- "Pizza" (2005 film), a film starring Kylie Sparks and Ethan Embry
  
  BULLET::::- "Pizza" (2012 film), a Tamil thriller film starring Vijay Sethupathi and Remya Nambesan
  
  BULLET::::- "Pizza" (2014 film), a Hindi thriller film starring Akshay Oberoi, Parvathy Omanakuttan and Dipannita Sharma
  
  Section::::Music.
  
  BULLET::::- "Pizza" (album), a 1981 album by Alain Bashung
  
  BULLET::::- "Pizza" (EP), a 2006 EP by Horse the Band
  
  BULLET::::- "Pizza" (song), a 2017 song by Martin Garrix
  
  Section::::Television.
  
  BULLET::::- "Pizza" (TV series), an Australian TV series
  
  Section::::Other uses.
  
  BULLET::::- Pizza (programming language)
   BULLET::::- Quad City-style pizza originates from the Quad Cities and is a thin crusted dough that incorporates a “spice mix” that is heavy on malt, which lends a toasted, nutty flavor. The smooth, thin sauce contains both red chili flakes and ground cayenne, and is more spicy than sweet. The sausage is a thick blanket of lean, fennel-flecked Italian sausage that is ground twice and spread from edge to edge.
   Pizza is very popular, in part due to the country's heavy Italian immigration in the early 20th century. Local versions include the fugazzeta, a pizza made with mozzarella cheese and onions, and the fainá: a pizza made with garbanzo bean flour with no toppings, generally served as a side dish to regular pizza.
  
  The empanada, which in gourmet versions is baked, is usually deep-fried in this case. Empanadas can be made with beef, fish, ham & cheese, neapolitan (using the same toppings as that pizza) or vegetarian.
   BULLET::::- Sicilian pizza in the United States is typically a square pie with a thick crust. It is derived from "Sfinciuni", a thick crust variety from Sicily, and was introduced in the US by early Sicilian immigrants. Sicilian-style pizza is popular in Italian-American enclaves in the Northeast, Metro Detroit, and Portland, Oregon.
   Pizza evolved into a type of bread and tomato dish, often served with cheese. However, until the late 19th or early 20th century, the dish was sweet, not savory, and earlier versions which were savory more resembled the flat breads now known as schiacciata. Pellegrino Artusi's classic early-twentieth-century cookbook, "La Scienza in cucina e l'Arte di mangiar bene" gives three recipes for pizza, all of which are sweet. After the dispute of some readers, Artusi will add in a copy of 1911 edition (founded by food historian Alberto Capatti) a typed sheet, bound with the volume, with the recipe of "pizza alla napoletana": mozzarella, tomatoes, anchovies and mushrooms.
   A popular variant of pizza in Italy is Sicilian pizza (locally called "sfincione" or "sfinciuni"), a thick-crust or deep-dish pizza originating during the 17th century in Sicily: it is essentially a focaccia that is typically topped with tomato sauce and other ingredients. Until the 1860s, "sfincione" was the type of pizza usually consumed in Sicily, especially in the Western portion of the island. Other variations of pizzas are also found in other regions of Italy, for example "pizza al padellino" or "pizza al tegamino", a small-sized, thick-crust and deep-dish pizza typically served in Turin, Piedmont.
  
  Section::::Varieties.:United States.
   The word "pizza" was first documented in 997 A.D. in Gaeta and successively in different parts of Central and Southern Italy. Pizza was mainly eaten in Italy and by emigrants from there. This changed after World War II, when Allied troops stationed in Italy came to enjoy pizza along with other Italian foods.
  
  Section::::Origins.
  
  Foods similar to pizza have been made since the neolithic age. Records of people adding other ingredients to bread to make it more flavorful can be found throughout ancient history.
   The term "pizza" was first recorded in the 10th century in a Latin manuscript from the Southern Italian town of Gaeta in Lazio, on the border with Campania. Modern pizza was invented in Naples, and the dish and its variants have since become popular in many countries. It has become one of the most popular foods in the world and a common fast food item in Europe and North America, available at pizzerias (restaurants specializing in pizza), restaurants offering Mediterranean cuisine, and via pizza delivery. Many companies sell ready-baked frozen pizzas to be reheated in an ordinary home oven.
   BULLET::::- Detroit-style pizza is a square pizza similar to Sicilian-style pizza that has a thick deep-dish crisp crust and toppings such as pepperoni and olives, and is served with the marinara sauce on top. The square shape is the result of an early tradition of using metal trays originally meant to hold small parts in factories.
  
  BULLET::::- Grandma pizza is a thin, square pizza, typically with cheese and tomatoes. It is reminiscent of pizzas cooked at home by Italian housewives without a pizza oven, and was popularized on Long Island.
   BULLET::::- New Haven-style pizza, also known as apizza (pronounced as "ah-beetz" in the local dialect), is popular in Connecticut. It has a thin crust that varies between chewy and tender, depending on the particular establishment. Apizza has a very dark, "scorched" crisp crust that offers a distinctive bitter flavor, which can be offset by the sweetness of tomatoes or other toppings. A "plain" pizza has tomato sauce and no cheese besides grated Romano cheese; mozzarella cheese is considered a topping. New Haven-style pizza is traditionally cooked in coal-fired brick ovens.
   Some commentators have suggested that the origins of modern pizza can be traced to "pizzarelle", which were kosher for Passover cookies eaten by Roman Jews after returning from the synagogue on that holiday, though some also trace its origins to other Italian paschal breads. Abba Eban has suggested that modern pizza "was first made more than 2000 years ago when Roman soldiers added cheese and olive oil to matzah".
  
raw_presuppositions: Considering the food content of pizza, there are no foods that would make pizza unhealthy.  Pizza should be healthy considering the ingrediants.
raw_corrections: Pizza is calorie dense and high in salt so it is not healthy. Pizza is calorie dense and high in salt so it is not healthy.