It's sometimes caused by
excessive dietary protein, but there is a range of causes, and reducing the dog's overall protein intake is an essential part of treatment.
Not exact matches
A SNP in
protein HFe that absorbs iron improves brain function in populations that have
dietary iron deficiency but greatly increases the risk of psychiatric disease in populations in which
dietary iron is
excessive.
As for gout, I typically see TWO
dietary patterns that make it worse, one pertaining specifically to fructose (the sugar in fruit, and that which makes up about half of table sugar and high fructose corn syrup) and
excessive meat (through an entirely different mechanism from fructose, largely due the breakdown of
protein).
The addition of too much
dietary fat relative to other nutrients may result in
excessive energy intake and subsequent suboptimal intakes of
protein, minerals, and vitamins.