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Originally Posted by PrincessDiana  I'm curious to read these studies about cholesterol activity in athletic vs. non-athletic dogs. Do you still have those links handy?
Also, the cholesterol content in a well balanced raw diet vs. high protein kibble should be relatively similar, should it not? |
Sorry I can’t find the exact studies, and the search function on YT isn’t working for me now, I have linked two studies before, in previous threads., but I keep getting, “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage”
Anyway, I think you may have misunderstood me. The studies weren’t being done to benefit dogs per say, but the studies were being done on rats and dogs. Athletic dogs was a term I made up, and to me, dog/wolfs that have to hunt their own prey fall in this category, although there are other dogs that are almost as active. The studies were being done to benefit humans and they were saying how athletic humans use cholesterol differently than couch potatoes. There’s quite a few studies out there that say this, I don’t even think this is controversial, but perhaps you do, but basically they conclude eating high quantities of protein and fat isn’t as unhealthy for athletic as it is for couch potatoes. There were also studies that said the same thing when it came to fatty liver disease, those too were meant to benefit humans, but done on rats and dogs. Now I understand that some raw diets are no higher in protein and fat than cooked, and they contain vegetables and other things, but there are some raw diets, prey model, for example, which some say is much higher in fat and protein, and although this is a favorite of many, I personally would like to know if it has any long term effects upon heart disease. You say it isn't any higher in cholesterol then cooked or that it should be similar, but what I read was that it was much higher in protein and fat are you saying this is wrong? Anyway, these things haven’t been studied, and although people here say my dog has been eating it for 5 or 10 years and is doing great, I don’t think that’s the same as long term study. I just don’t feel like it’s safe enough to assure me that it’s the best choice for my dogs.
I’m not criticizing people who are using it, I think that will give us more information long term.