Results suggest that most dogs and cats reported by their owners to have a health problem were not being fed a therapeutic diet. In addition, the rate of dietary supplement use was lower than that reported for people.
Adaptation to diets which replace carbohydrates with fat as an energy source have been shown to avoid insulin resistance and improve metabolic regulation during exercise. This study compared the effects of diet and moderate-intensity exercise on glucose and insulin concentrations in 12 trained Arabian geldings. Six Arabians were adapted for 8 weeks to a feed high AAVN Abstracts 2005 Reference Appel, L. J., 2000 The role of diet in the prevention and treatment of hypertension. Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2, 521-528.
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