In 1991, the same Georgia group that did the protein studies in dogs designed an experiment to test the effects of a low -
phosphorus diet on kidney failure.
Not exact matches
Joy Dubost, a dietitian with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, says that although the Paleo
diet can help followers control their intake of sugar, sodium and processed foods, its restrictions
on healthy foods like brown rice can leave you without an adequate intake of the B vitamins, magnesium,
phosphorus, vitamin D and calcium.
Based
on Mellanby's thorough experiments, one can conclude that the growth of healthy bones requires a
diet high in vitamin D, absorbable calcium and absorbable
phosphorus, and a
diet low in unabsorbable calcium (supplements, pasteurized dairy) and unabsorbable
phosphorus (phytates).
Those
on diets high in phytate excreted lots of calcium; those
on diets high in
phosphorus from meat or released from phytic acid through proper preparation excreted small amounts of calcium.
Besides the nutrients of special consideration in a vegan
diet: calcium, iron, zinc, vitamin B12 and protein which are displayed
on the main table, when the Charts button is clicked for a food item, charts evaluating the content of other minerals (magnesium,
phosphorus, potassium, selenium and copper) and vitamins (vitamin A, B6, C, E, K, folate, niacim, riboflavin, thiamin, etc.) are displayed.
Legume - based (alfalfa) feed puts a strain
on aging kidneys to excrete excess calcium, while bran mashes add too much
phosphorus to the
diet.
Diets that include ground bones might contain actual levels of certain minerals, including
phosphorus, that are significantly higher than the minimum value stated
on the label, she said.
In pets that don't tolerate ACE inhibitors or ARBs well, focusing
on a low -
phosphorus diet might be a safer option.
Older cats
on low calcium high
phosphorus meat
diets suffer from tooth and bone problems.
Older dogs
on low calcium high
phosphorus diets also suffer from tooth and bone problems.
For children
on dairy - free
diets, supplements containing calcium and
phosphorus may be needed, Dr. Neumeyer says.
A combination of low
phosphorus and protein
diet too can help to a degree depending
on the extent of damage to the dog's kidney.
Depending
on the quality of the
diet, the calcium or
phosphorus may also be difficult to properly digest, even if present in adequate amounts.
Many vets today focus more
on phosphorus levels rather than
on the amount of protein in a dog's
diet.
Your veterinarian will put your cat
on a high protein / low carbohydrate
diet and make sure that
phosphorus and potassium levels are restored.
Depending
on the disease, certain nutrients may be restricted in comparison to the requirements for that nutrient in healthy pets, like the
phosphorus levels in
diets for kidney disease.
A low protein, low
phosphorus cat food for kidney disease will be easy
on her kidneys, but if she doesn't like the
diet, if you can get her to eat her regular food, that will be better than nothing.
Here's more information
on food allergies: http://consciouscat.net/2013/09/09/food-allergies-in-cats/ Protein restriction isn't indicated until the very final stages of kidney disease, but you're going to want to try to find a
diet that is low in
phosphorus, in addition to being free of what is causing your cat's reaction.
Seven groups of dogs (n ≥ 5) were raised
on a
diet with a composition meeting the National Research Council (NRC) requirements (1974), but differing in calcium content, with or without a constant ratio to
phosphorus.
At the end of 24 months, 75 % of the dogs
on the low
phosphorus diet still survived; but only 33 % of those receiving the higher
phosphorus level
diet were still alive.
Control dogs fed 1.1 % calcium and 0.9 %
phosphorus (all
on a dry matter basis) were fed ad libitum (n = 10) or in restricted amounts (n = 6); dogs fed high calcium (3.3 %)
diets received either 0.9 %
phosphorus (n = 6) or 3.0 %
phosphorus (n = 6); dogs fed low calcium (0.55 %)
diets received either 0.9 %
phosphorus (n = 5 + 6) or 0.5 %
phosphorus (n = 8).