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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Soy or no soy - interesting debate. I see no problem with a food that has meat protein totally instead of adding soy protein. From what I've read, I'm definitely not convinced that soy is going to hurt a pup. What I am concerned about is high protein diets (20-30% don't fall into this category) and what they do to BUN and things like that. I would not watch a BUN go up in a young dog over a high protein diet, but that's me. And the phosphorus from all this meat when most middle aged dogs have kidney damage already, I think it's best to be careful.
I don't know anything about this nutritionist except what I've read on the About page. Could be totally right about soy. Don't know. But I did see that she doesn't hold a DVM. She is not (and could not be) DACVN. She doesn't have a Ph.D in nutrition, etc. She is a bio major with a certification in animal care and feeding. We all get to choose what we are comfortable with. I'd sooner have my general DVM pick my pup's diet. JMHO.
BTW, the article sites by-products as being inferior. I agree that they are gross and some are less than nutritious, but some are very nutrient rich foods, so I couldn't say they're all bad. |
Specifically she says,
"•Byproducts of any type are less desirable and only acceptable if they do not make up the main source of animal protein and if the name of the species used is also defined in some manner (e.g. "chicken byproducts" or "beef byproducts" but not "meat byproducts" or "poultry byproducts"). Byproducts consist of anything but the quality cuts of meat and highest quality edible offal used for human consumption."
So I don't think she's saying to avoid by-products, I think she saying that they shouldn't be the first souce of animal protein, and the name of the species should be used.
The Dog Food Project - Identifying better products Again, this information is intended to help consumers learn how to choose a suitable food instead of relying on some grading system put out by hobby nutritionists.