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Article: Stuffed crust may mean stuffed arteries. (Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust pizza)
- Article from:
- Environmental Nutrition
- Article date:
- September 1, 1995
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1995 Environmental Nutrition, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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EN seldom recommends that readers avoid a particular food altogether. But this time they've gone too far. Our advice? Steer clear of the new Stuffed Crust from Pizza Hut. Depending on the kind of pizza you order (cheese, pepperoni, supreme, veggie) one slice of a medium (not large) pie with cheese-stuffed crust will cost you:
396 to 500 calories
13 to 23 grams fat (6 to 10 grams saturated)
1,067 to 1,426 milligrams sodium
To get the real impact of the damage this does to your diet, multiply these numbers times the number of slices you typically eat. Three medium slices would more than do you in for a day.
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