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Sip smarter: Apple juice effects on oral health are short-lived, study suggests
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1096568
KEY POINTS: First study to investigate how apple juice changes saliva’s lubricating properties using advanced techniques. While apple juice temporarily disrupts the mouth's natural protective coating, the effects begin to wear off within 10 minutes. Research challenges assumptions about fruit juice being immediately harmful to oral health, which could inform new hygiene routines... (MORE - details, no ads)
I thought the packaged, cheapest dog food already was equivalent to vegan dog food. Maybe they put some throwaway meat parts like chicken legs, lungs, and fish-heads in there after all.
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Vegan dog food provides similar nutrients to meat-based diets, new study finds
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1096614
INTRO: A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that vegan diets for dogs sold in the UK provide similar nutrition to meat-based diets. The study, led by Rebecca Brociek from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, and published in PLOS One, highlights the importance of a balanced and nutritional diet for our canine companions.
Dogs, like humans, are omnivores and require specific nutrients rather than specific ingredients. As plant-based diets gain popularity in human nutrition, the pet food industry is following suit with vegan diets becoming increasingly popular.
Experts analysed the nutritional completeness of 31 meat- and plant-based dog foods in the UK for total protein content and individual amino acids, fatty acids, major and trace elements, vitamin D and all B-vitamins.
They found that plant-based diets, when properly formulated, can be a healthy and viable alternative to meat-based options. This is backed by similar studies conducted in Brazil and Canada.
Both plant- and meat-based foods showed similarly incomplete nutritional profiles, with 30 out of 31 products missing at least one essential nutrient according to FEDIAF guidelines. Notably, deficiencies in plant-based diets mirrored those commonly seen in plant-based human diets, such as iodine and B vitamins.
The nutritional composition of meat and plant-based foods for dogs were similar, except for iodine and B-vitamins, which were lower in plant-based foods... (MORE - details, no ads)
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1096568
KEY POINTS: First study to investigate how apple juice changes saliva’s lubricating properties using advanced techniques. While apple juice temporarily disrupts the mouth's natural protective coating, the effects begin to wear off within 10 minutes. Research challenges assumptions about fruit juice being immediately harmful to oral health, which could inform new hygiene routines... (MORE - details, no ads)
I thought the packaged, cheapest dog food already was equivalent to vegan dog food. Maybe they put some throwaway meat parts like chicken legs, lungs, and fish-heads in there after all.
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Vegan dog food provides similar nutrients to meat-based diets, new study finds
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1096614
INTRO: A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that vegan diets for dogs sold in the UK provide similar nutrition to meat-based diets. The study, led by Rebecca Brociek from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, and published in PLOS One, highlights the importance of a balanced and nutritional diet for our canine companions.
Dogs, like humans, are omnivores and require specific nutrients rather than specific ingredients. As plant-based diets gain popularity in human nutrition, the pet food industry is following suit with vegan diets becoming increasingly popular.
Experts analysed the nutritional completeness of 31 meat- and plant-based dog foods in the UK for total protein content and individual amino acids, fatty acids, major and trace elements, vitamin D and all B-vitamins.
They found that plant-based diets, when properly formulated, can be a healthy and viable alternative to meat-based options. This is backed by similar studies conducted in Brazil and Canada.
Both plant- and meat-based foods showed similarly incomplete nutritional profiles, with 30 out of 31 products missing at least one essential nutrient according to FEDIAF guidelines. Notably, deficiencies in plant-based diets mirrored those commonly seen in plant-based human diets, such as iodine and B vitamins.
The nutritional composition of meat and plant-based foods for dogs were similar, except for iodine and B-vitamins, which were lower in plant-based foods... (MORE - details, no ads)