Recent Publications – July 2016
...well as in people). Cachexia is the muscle loss that occurs in a variety of conditions, such as heart disease, kidney disease, cancer, and even acute injury. Sarcopenia is the...
...well as in people). Cachexia is the muscle loss that occurs in a variety of conditions, such as heart disease, kidney disease, cancer, and even acute injury. Sarcopenia is the...
...but it is much harder to back them up scientifically. If a reference is provided to support the information, where is it from? Is it from the author’s own article...
...ensure pet foods’ freshness and nutritional quality, which is critical so that it is safe and nutritious for our pets. Preservatives often have a bad reputation but it’s important to...
...Moreover, if a diet is already meeting nutrient needs, more of a specific nutrient doesn’t necessarily make it better. So, the bottom line is that there is little evidence of...
...coming from treats, which are not intended to be nutritionally balanced. Check the label of your commercial treat for kcal amounts, but if it doesn’t have kcal on the label,...
...than a food item and mounts an immune response. The end result of this response can be itchy skin or ear and skin infections in some pets, while it may...
...in the investigation: https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/report-problem/how-report-pet-food-complaint. Additional Resources Previous Petfoodology posts on diet-associated DCM A broken heart: Risk of heart disease in boutique or grain-free diets and exotic ingredients (6/4/2018): https://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2018/06/a-broken-heart-risk-of-heart-disease-in-boutique-or-grain-free-diets-and-exotic-ingredients/...
...home-prepared diet, write down the exact recipe(s). It should be in enough detail that I could purchase the same ingredients at the store and cook it myself! Commercial dog treats...
...views in the first week and continues to get more than 2000 page views a day. So, I’m pleased that people are interested in this important issue and trying to...
...is to use every part of the animals we slaughter for human food, including organs. These ingredients (which do not include hair, horns, teeth or intestinal contents), often collectively termed...