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Frozen pizzais delicious, quick, easy, and usually very affordable.
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What is in frozen pizza?
One of the most common denominators between frozen pizzas is the extremelyhigh sodiumcontent.
Take, for example,DiGiorno Pepperoni Frozen Pizza with Rising Crust.
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What you’ll notice next are the fat calories, especially the ones from saturated fat.
The DiGiorgno pizza comes with 12 grams of fat, 5 of which are saturated fat.
And the one from California Pizza Kitchen has 17 grams of fat with 8 of those being saturated.
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Both of these health conditions can, unfortunately, increase your risk of heart disease and stroke.
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