«The most exciting finding of our research was that not only did
we see slower degeneration in the articular cartilage, we saw that the menisci degenerated a lot slower in overweight and obese individuals who lost more than 5 percent of their body weight, and that the effects were strongest in overweight individuals and in individuals with substantial weight loss,» Dr. Gersing said.
Reducing your dog's weight until you can
see his or her waistline when you look at the dog from above will
slow down the rate of progressive
degeneration of the joints.