Which Is Healthier, Pizza Or Burger? This Is The Explanation Of A Nutritionist

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JAKARTA - The matter of taste cannot be debated, especially the taste of fast food. You may like one of them, buger or pizza. However, based on the content of calories, carbohydrates, fat, and cholesterol, one of them is healthier.

Although both are not healthier than salads, check the full explanation based on the explanation of dietitian and nutrition expert Swati Kapoor.

Pizza calories are higher

If you can limit your pizza to just two slices out of eight large pan, the calorie count plus the grated cheese topping is 480 calories. While the burger patty contains 350 calories.

Lower burger carbs

Again pizza is superior in the context of an unhealthy diet. In 2 slices of pizza contains 61 grams of carbohydrates while the burger is 28 grams. In both fast food in Indonesia, this type of carbohydrate is high in refined sugar because it is made from flour.

Because flour is low in fiber, neither pizza nor burgers will make you full for long. Two slices of pizza are no longer full, but the more the portion the more bad it is for your health.

Fat

About fat, burgers are about 1.8 grams higher than pizza. A pizza with just two slices contains 18 grams of fat and 8 grams of harmful saturated fat. Then the burger contains 19.8 grams of total fat and 9.2 grams of saturated fat.

Despite the lower levels of calories and carbohydrates, burgers contain fat which is not healthy for your body. Especially if it is consumed without control because of the ease of ordering delivery and attractive discounts.

The biggest risk from excess fat intake is obesity. Therefore, limit the lifestyle that triggers this heart, diabetes, and hypertension.

Cholesterol

High cholesterol foods are just as risky as eating fatty foods. Cholesterol buildup in the blood can become plaque in the arteries, resulting in heart disease. On a 2-slice pizza, cholesterol content is 42 milligrams and a burger is 52 milligrams.

Sodium

Sodium content is safe in daily consumption of about 140 milligrams or less. In comparison, 2 slices of pizza contain 924 milligrams of sodium and a burger 976 milligrams. It is clear that the sodium content of pizza and burgers is six times unsafe for health.

Comparing the two, according to Kapoor, is certainly not fair because both have dangerous aspects for your health. If possible, choose pizza with only two slices and try to sort out the toppings that are most beneficial to your health.