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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  Nothing in "the article" makes me say that...it is posts that I recollect, made by people that make their choices of what they feed, for reasons based on their own experience with their own pets, not based on research based clinical trials. It is their own preferences or opinions that direct them to make the choices they make, not based on science or research or clinical trials. People may not LIKE all the science or clinical trials or evidenced based outcomes, but they are the REALITY of life. I simply wish people would make it clear that while THEIR preference is not to feed a dog food with "corn, or fillers or by-products", dog foods that contain these carbs are NOT toxic/harmful to pets and are digested and do play an important role in pet nutrition. |
Well, I just want to add that I love clinical trials and definitely would want to choose a food that passes a clinical trial. Also, I never said that by-products are bad, and neither did Dr. Dunn, I said, on another thread that it should be cheaper than chicken meal. Also, it can legally vary so much batch by batch as far as the nutrients go that I would not want that as the primary source of protein, but I don't think by-products are bad, in fact, if I did homemade I would add some by products, but I would know exactly what I'm adding. Again, no one is saying that carbs are bad, and of course they are needed for health, but some of us think that some types of carbohydrates are healthier than others. I actually think corn is better than "brewers rice." At least corn has some good amino acids. However, if you are using an easy to digest protein, you are getting your amino acids. Corn is found in many animal feeds and I'm not saying it's horrible, but for many of the animals, we want them to gain weight fast. I'm more interested in the best diet as my dog ages, and some types of carbohydrates can exacerbate conditions such as diabetes and insulin resistance, commonly found an aging animal.