We all know that pizza or fast food is considered harmful for health. Eating it can increase the risk of many diseases, which include problems like high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and cholesterol. There is also a risk of digestive diseases due to its regular or excessive consumption.
Pizza is generally considered an unhealthy food in India. At home, everyone from parents to doctors advise that pizza is not good for health because it uses too much flour. But have you ever wondered that Italian people eat pizza almost every day, yet they remain more fit and healthy?

Why is Italy among the healthiest countries in the world?

According to the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index data from 2017 to 2019, Italy has been ranked first among the healthiest countries in the world. In such a situation, the question arises that how do Italian people remain so healthy despite eating pizza? For Italian people, pizza is a part of their daily diet, but the pizza made there is quite different from the pizza found in India. Italian pizza is not kept in the category of fast food. Italian people do not eat pizza as junk food, rather it is a part of their daily diet. In India, pizza is eaten as an occasional food, but Italians eat pizza daily. However, along with pizza, they also include salad and other nutrition-rich foods in their diet, which keeps their diet balanced.

What is special in Italian pizza?

• Pure and high quality food ingredients are used to make pizza in Italy. Fresh vegetables, good quality mozzarella cheese and olive oil are used in it. Excessively processed items are not used in this.
• Italian pizza dough is kept to ferment for 24 hours to two days. Through this process, the carbohydrates present in the flour are broken down, which does not cause problems related to digestion.
• The biggest feature of Italian pizza is its thin base. Less flour is used in it, which reduces calories and also improves digestion. The base of pizza available in India is often thick and heavy.
• In Italian pizza, instead of processed cheese, good quality mozzarella cheese is used, which along with taste also provides essential nutrients to the body.

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