...can they? Let’s review some of what we know about carbohydrates and separate the facts from the fiction (or maybe the “wheat from the chaff?”) What are carbohydrates? Carbohydrates are...
...even many different good quality over-the-counter diets. So, for her, I don’t worry too much about keeping extra food in stock because I know I could switch her to one...
...The majority of the research over the past decades that has developed safe minimum and maximum levels of minerals for pets such as those in the AAFCO nutrient profiles, has...
...The bottom line is that high-quality breed-specific diets could provide some benefits, but they aren’t a replacement for therapeutic diets for many common breed-related and diet-responsive health conditions. If your...
...fat in general, and in the next we’ll talk about different types of fat and their relationships to an important topic – inflammation. Let’s start at the beginning – the...
...such as whether the manufacturer employs full-time qualified nutritionists, if they own their own manufacturing plants, and if they make their products with rigorous quality control procedures. The Pet Nutrition...
...to their overweight counterparts. The difference was most dramatic for the smaller breed dogs like the Yorkie. The estimated increased median lifespan of the normal weight dogs over the overweight...
...overall fat level of the diet recipe will be higher. On the other hand, if the fat is being used just as a calorie source, then there are likely a...
...“carbohydrate” is usually called the “NFE”. Unfortunately, the assumption that NFE equals digestible carbohydrate is not always accurate. Moreover, this value does not take into account the source of the...
Cats are historically desert animals and got most of their moisture they needed from their prey, which means they didn’t need to drink water as often as dogs. However, there...