Consumption of Pizza: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2007-2010

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In: FSRG Dietary Data Briefs [Internet]. Beltsville (MD): United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); 2010. Dietary Data Brief No. 11.
2014 Feb.

Excerpt

Called the world’s most popular food, pizza has experienced growth in sales at both big chain and independent restaurants. In addition, frozen/chilled pizza also reported growth (1). Pizza is recognized as a high consumption food and a contributor of nutrients of public significance in the American diet, including total fat, calcium and sodium (2). Depending on the age group, pizza ranks as one of the top three leading contributors of sodium to the American diet (3,4). This report presents results on pizza consumption among U.S. children and adults during 2007-2010 by gender, age, and race/ethnicity. For consumers of pizza - those individuals who reported pizza - the nutrient contribution from pizza and the eating occasion when pizza consumption occurs are also presented.

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