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06-03-2014, 08:02 AM | #1 |
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| Nutrition Lessons from Man's Best Friend: University research shows.... Nutrition Lessons from Man's Best Friend: University research shows that fresh,... -- WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent university research now demonstrates that feeding dogs fresh, healthy, whole food diets instead of highly processed kibble and cans results in improvements in measures of health. The results of a landmark study conducted by animal science researchers in California show that feeding a group of dogs a freshly prepared, whole food, lightly cooked, nutritionally balanced diet made from real food is scientifically shown to increase white blood cells and blood proteins that could benefit immune health. The groundbreaking research is being presented this week at the 14th Annual American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition's (AAVN) Symposium, held in conjunction with the 2014 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Forum in Nashville, Tennessee. The study, which was conducted over 12 months, is the first time in veterinary nutrition history that the long standing practice of feeding dogs highly processed kibble diets, made from feed grade ingredients not allowed in the human food chain, is scientifically challenged. The results support what human nutritionists have been advising for decades – stay clear of heavily processed foods, and eat wholesome, balanced meals that are prepared fresh from the highest quality ingredients available, are lightly cooked, and have no preservatives. This same advice appears to be true for our canine best friends. Dr. John Tegzes, VMD, diplomat of the American Board of Veterinary Toxicology, professor of veterinary medicine at Western University Health Sciences, and co-author of the study, hypothesizes that the secret may be in the quality of the ingredients, "The USDA certification process is the best food handling and quality control process we have in this country, and among the best in the world. If you start with wholesome USDA certified ingredients and do not destroy their nutritious value with heavy processing, then it's fair to assume that you would have a more favorable result." In short – these results suggest that it may be healthier to feed our dogs a balanced real food diet made with USDA certified ingredients, instead of a processed commercial dog food. Dr. Tegzes explains, "It's exciting to ponder that if the trends we saw in our data continue over the lifetime of the dogs, we may see a decrease in chronic diseases such as cancer, renal failure, kidney disease, inflammatory bowel disease, dental disease, etc. in our pets." These findings shouldn't be a surprise. The USDA and US Department of Health publication, 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, specifically recommends a balanced whole food diet over heavy vitamin and mineral supplementation or processed foods for people. A recent report revealed that the FDA feels that the process by which ingredients are defined in the pet food industry "ultimately falls short" and that "the majority of ingredients that are included in the AAFCO official publication are neither approved food additives nor are they generally recognized as safe (GRAS)." Yet, until recently mainstream veterinary recommendations for nutrition have been loyal to these heavily processed, shelf stable diets that are artificially supplemented with vitamins and minerals that are otherwise destroyed during the kibble making extrusion process. "These results are game changing", says Dr. Oscar E. Chavez, veterinarian, professor of clinical nutrition, and member of the American Society for Nutrition. "I see a future where feeding your pets real food is the best medical recommendation. Our role as veterinarians will be to help support pet parents achieve this level of wellness by ensuring the diets are properly balanced for long term feeding." Dr. Chavez was a full time tenure-track faculty during the research; he was so impressed with the results of the food on his own Golden Retriever, Rey, that he has since joined the company behind the recipes full time as Chief Medical Officer. Rey celebrated his seventeenth birthday earlier this year. Times are changing and modern veterinarians and pet parents are no longer comfortable reaching for a bag or can recommendation. "We've seen a definite shift in the market", says Shawn Buckley, founder of JustFoodForDogs LLC, the company behind the diets used in the study. "Some vets have shared with us that their clients are expecting a better quality offering from their clinics than the processed food they traditionally carried, which was once considered the healthiest option." |
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06-04-2014, 05:32 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Wow, VERY interesting and groundbreaking! To my knowledge, there has never been a true conclusive study showing that real / fresher food is indeed superior to processed food - for dogs, that is. I mean, it makes logical sense and common sense to me - but it's nice that there is actually a study to now prove some of this, or at least begin to prove it. Would be quite interesting to know how it's received at the conference.
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06-04-2014, 08:13 AM | #3 |
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| Very interesting! I will likely be home cooking within the next few months... I've been wanting to for so long...
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06-04-2014, 08:40 AM | #4 |
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| wow now wont it be a hoot if in ten years we are all feeding this way and kibble is a thing of the past.....very interesting thank you for posting.
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06-04-2014, 08:42 AM | #5 |
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| oh good on you. There is some good pet nutrition out there, Lew Olsson Phd. and Monica Segal are two that I like. I am lucky to be killer in the kitchen so I don't eat a lot of processed foods and I had to think that way with my dogs too, it really did seem just like common sense. If I had kids I would not be buying packaged processed stuff for them. Although I do have a weakness for canned Chef Boyardee ravioli, eek! |
06-04-2014, 08:45 AM | #6 | |
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I think a really big step would be to teach proper pet nutrition at vet school. Perhaps once a vet intern decides their field, whether it be farm, wildlife or our household pets, they could have courses set up specific to the digestive systems of the animals and their bodies needs. Rather that than 5 days of instruction from the Pet food companies | |
06-04-2014, 08:46 AM | #7 |
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06-04-2014, 08:46 AM | #8 |
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| IMO pretty much a no brainer that human quality home cooking would be best. BUT.....here's the big issue with this idea. People just will not be willing to put the time and effort into home cooking. For Pete's Sake they don't even vet properly!
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06-04-2014, 08:48 AM | #9 |
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| It doesn't take much to prepare a weeks worth of food in wee baggies, but you're right! |
06-04-2014, 08:51 AM | #10 | |
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I am going to buy the kit to try my own. i hate feeding my kidz bil jac and it is the only brand they will eat twice a day everyday. it has a nasty preservative in it that I just cannot digest. lol
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06-05-2014, 06:31 AM | #12 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | At any/all medical conferences, the vendors are always there - so you *know* there'll be huge representation by Iams, Science Diet / Hills, Purina...what have you...and it'd be so interesting to hear them try to rebuke/refute this study. Would love to hear how they spin it, or if they actually show integrity to support it, while not denigrating their own products. A fine line.
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06-09-2014, 03:09 AM | #13 |
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| I am trying to home cook for my 10 year old Yorkie but I am always nervous that she is not getting a balanced diet. Ive read a lot on the internet but I am never really sure if she is getting proper nutrients. I feed a protein (chicken or salmon) rice and a veggie. I am reading more about probitoics and wondering if a teaspoon of yogurt would be a good addition.? I like the idea of home cooking but I am definitely confused about exactly what to feed. |
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Omg...I teach Food Production and am a fairly good cook (If I say so myself) and I LOVE chef Boyardee--- when I was a kid my mom would buy it by the case for me lol... I thought I was the only person lol Quote:
I agree that nutrition should be taught in vet school. It is more important then we realize, just look at the ground breaking discoveries in human nutrition !!!! I also agree... it must be done correctly or it could be more harmful then not.
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