A high protein high fibre diet improves weight loss in obese dogs
| Autor: | Vincent Biourge, Thomas Bissot, Shelley L. Holden, Penelope J. Morris, Alexander J. German |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Dietary Fiber
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adipose tissue Percentage weight loss Body fat percentage Dogs Weight loss Internal medicine Weight Loss medicine Animals Dog Diseases Obesity High fibre diet Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry Caloric Restriction General Veterinary medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.disease Treatment Outcome Endocrinology Baseline characteristics Body Composition Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Female Animal Science and Zoology Dietary Proteins medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | The Veterinary Journal. 183:294-297 |
| ISSN: | 1090-0233 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.12.004 |
| Popis: | A newly-formulated, high protein high fibre (HPHF) diet has recently been shown to improve satiety in dogs. The current study examined its performance during weight loss in client-owned dogs with naturally-occurring obesity. Fifteen dogs were fed the HPHF diet, whilst a matched 'control' group of 27 dogs, received a high protein medium fibre diet (HPMF), with an equivalent caloric density. Baseline characteristics (signalment, percentage overweight, and body fat percentage) were not significantly different between groups. However, percentage weight loss was greater (median [range] 31.8% [12.0-41.2%] vs. 20.0% [5.9-45.0%], P=0.016) and mean rate of weight loss faster (median [range] 1.0%/week [0.3-1.6%] vs. 0.7%/week [0.3-1.5%], P=0.028) on HPHF compared with HPMF. Percentage body fat mass decrease (measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) was also greater in dogs fed the HPHF diet (median (range] 58% [32-85%) vs. 37% [15-72%), P=0.002). Thus, a diet formulated to include high levels of both protein and fibre, improves outcome during weight loss in obese dogs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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