05/12/2023
Always read the ingredients of the food you feed your dog., As we only have them for a short time, please don’t make it any shorter 😢
CARBS & YOUR DOG
Whilst advocates of kibble state fiercely that Carbohydrates are an important part of canine nutrition, the fact remains that scientifically, dogs have no nutritional requirement for dietary carbohydrates. (1)
One of the saddest things is that over time, dogs have evolved to tolerate starch, whilst some may say this shows dogs should eat it, the reality is evolution is not an indicator of good or bad, it is an indicator of change and the dog had to change because what we forced their bodies to cope with.
Why are there so many Carbs in dog foods?
"Carbohydrates are less expensive & more readily available as an energy source than proteins i.e. what's cheaper....Corn or Meat?. The starchy carbohydrates are used to add structure, texture, and form to kibbled food helping to create a product that is stable and easy to feed". (2)
'Today’s dry dog foods contain up to 74 percent carbohydrates' (3) - that's yo to 74% Sugar. A natural diet (raw) is only around 14% Carbs (4) so that's a very big difference right?
Are Cheap Cabs like Corn just fillers?
Interestingly enough, there is no legal definition of what a filler is so each person's interpretation will be different. People who understand what a dog's natural diet in being a Carnivore would most likely draw the opinion that anything, not species-appropriate would be a filler i.e. here's the 2nd-4th ingredients of Advance Total Wellbeing Kibble for Large Breed Dogs: Rice, Maize, Sorghum, Maize Gluten. Now, keeping in mind the dog is a Carnivore, which one of those ingredients seem species appropriate and therefore not a filler?
This kibble is 41% Carbs....sugar....is that something you want to feed your dog for long-term health & mobility? Is that a kibble that respects the dog as a Carnivore or does it simply line the pockets of the kibble company who charge $102.95 for a 20-kilo bag of cheap, high carb, non-species appropriate nutrition?
So, what do you think? Not convinced? Sitting on the fence? Check out what lot's of Scientists & Experts have to say on this topic at:
https://www.facebook.com/dogcancerseries/
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(1) National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, “Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats”, 2006
(2) http://www.peteducation.com
(3) National Research Council, National Academy of Science, “Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats”, 2006 Edition, National Academies Press, Washington, DC, p 317
(4) Brown S., Taylor B., “See Spot Live Longer”, 2007 Creekobear Press, Eugene, OR USA, page 51
