...acids are often higher. These “kidney diets” typically are also less acidifying than typical cat foods. Despite the fact that commercial kidney diets have been available (at least for dogs)...
...the many different products available, nutrition fads, and compelling marketing. My hope is that the one bright side of this serious situation is that it will shine a light on...
...includes diets designed to help diagnose food allergies or intolerance as well as diets with high digestibility and diets that are very low in fat (lower than is available over-the-counter)....
...signs of digestive distress. There are dozens of products available that make claims such as “may dramatically improve your pet’s digestion and absorption of nutrients”, “replace vital food enzymes destroyed...
...for a nutritionally balanced diet), previous exposure to these ingredients typically isn’t considered for novel ingredient diets. Even though there are many “novel ingredient” or “limited ingredient” diets available over-the-counter,...
...total protein content but also the composition of the individual amino acids). Given the limited number of studies currently available, potential benefits of such diets are not strongly supported. However,...
...in dogs and cats. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl). 2023 Dec 13. Nakatsuka K, Zanghi B, Hasegawa D. Efficacy evaluation of a commercially available MCT enriched therapeutic diet on...
...pets or people who eat GMO corn are scarce. Genetically-modified organisms require extensive safety testing prior to FDA approval. GMO corn strains have been available for more than two decades,...
...It is true that GMO plants (only 10 plants are currently available as GMO-versions in the US) are not allowed to be sold as organic, even if they would otherwise...
...dog and cat and to manage any diseases that might arise as they age. There are many good quality commercial diets available today, and their variable nutrient content provides many...