Sentences with phrase «than a dry diet»

Canned or homemade pet food diets are closer to the natural diet that dogs evolved eating and may be healthier than dry diets for many dogs.

Wet foods tend to help muscle and bone health and growth and are often preferred by picky eaters though they are also usually more expensive than dry diets.

Using a wet rather than a dry diet is important to increase water intake in cats with chronic kidney disease.

Canned foods usually work better than dry diets.

Not exact matches

Dogs fed on a diet of dry commercial pet food fed yellow - orange vegetables at least three times a week were 70 % less likely to develop cancer than dogs that weren't (2005 Purdue University)

Because it is sun dried at temperatures lower than 42C, sun dried pineapple is suitable for a raw food diet.

With Arctic sea ice melting earlier and earlier, polar bears are being forced to change their diets, scouring dry land for seabird eggs rather than enjoying their typical staple: seals.

An October 2007 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people who ate foods rich in vitamin C had fewer wrinkles and less age - related dry skin than those whose diets contained only small amounts of the vitamin.

Nitrosamines, which are potent carcinogens, are often found in soy protein foods, and are greatly increased during the high temperature drying process.20 Not surprisingly, animal feeding studies show a lower weight gain for rats on soy formula than those on whole milk, high - lactose formula.21 Similar results have been observed in children on macrobiotic diets which include the use of soy milk and large amounts of whole grains.

Research indicates that getting adequate amounts of vitamin K in the diet can help older adults maintain strong bones, according to the book «Wellness Foods A to Z.» Dried plums are a significant source of vitamin A as well, supplying more than 7 percent of the nutrient's daily value per serving of five fruits.

«Results: In study A, the dry weight of the ileostomy effluents and the ileal excretion of energy, iron, and chenodeoxycholic acid, but not total sterols, were higher after the addition of RBF than of CBF to the diet.

Unfortunately, when I gave up oils on my whole foods vegan plant based diet my hair dried up, skin got so much more wrinkled and I am taken for a few years older older than I really am whereas before I looked much younger.

Dogs whose diet consists mainly on dry food (kibbles) are likely to drink more than those who are on canned or wet food feed.

It may be that Gloria now likes the raw food diet more than the dry food, and she may be rejecting the kibble.

Therefore, a cat on an all - dry food diet would obviously require more supplemental drinking water than a cat on an exclusive raw or canned food diet.

Hill's science diet longevity dry dog food is particularly made for dogs are at least more than seven years old.

Dog owners who feed their dogs raw diets often claim that their dogs are much healthier than they were when they ate commercial dry food.

Dry diets contain a higher amount of carbohydrates than wet foods.

True, animals on soft diets accumulate plaque more readily than those on dry foods, but the only way to keep teeth clean above and below the gum line is by daily brushing.

According to the Whole Dog Journal, a diet that contains less than 10 % fat on a dry matter basis is considered to be low fat — diets containing 10 % to 15 % fat are moderate fat.

Grain - free dry foods, while perhaps a bit «better» than «regular» dry foods, are extremely high in calories and do not have the water content of a flesh - based diet.

Most animals find canned diets far more palatable than dry foods and you may find that this step alone fully alleviates the problem.

The researchers found that the raw - meat based diet (RB) and cooked meat diets (CB) were both better digested by cats than an extruded (dry kibble) food, even though the kibble started out higher in protein.

If your dog will not eat one of the commercial therapeutic diets, you will either need to home cook or find another diet that is appropriately low in fat (less than 7 percent fat on a dry matter basis).

Although carbohydrates should be included in every dog's diet, most dog food — especially dry kibble — contains more carbohydrates than protein.

While wet food does provide different benefits than dry, Yorkies should mainly eat a dry food diet as, like most small breeds, they have dental issues.

This dry dog food is high in nutrients to make sure that dogs are being provided with a well - balanced diet that doesn't need to be supplemented with anything other than fresh, clean water.

Further, the diet should be no more than 15 % fat on a dry matter basis (lower for more severely affected patients).

As a result, dogs and cats consuming predominantly canned food generally drink less water than those consuming predominantly dry diets.

Some General Points To Remember With all home cooked diets, you need to remember that cats need more quality, absorbable, protein in their diet than dogs do (about 30 % of their dry diet weight).

Canned food, pouches or homemade moist diets contain more water than dry kibble.

Canned or homemade diets provide moisture that helps prevent kidney and bladder problems and may be healthier than dry pet food diets for many cats.

Dry cat chows, even those recommended for diabetes, are generally higher in carbohydrates than canned cat foods so the first thing to do is switch you cat to a canned diet with the highest protein and lowest carbohydrate content available.

Keep in mind that if your cat eats primarily dry food, they may need more water than a cat whose diet consists of wet food.

Higher protein level than most vet diets at 18 % (albeit with low protein content from meat sources); dry food is naturally preserved; low purine and low phosphorus content; added Taurine, Omega 3 fatty acids, and antioxidants

While slightly more expensive than dry food, proponents note that raw diets, which are free of chemical preservatives, promote healthier coats and more closely resemble a pet's diet in the wild.

I think it is wonderful that you have switched at least one of your dogs to a raw diet, because, I agree with you, it is definitely better for them than dry kibble.

By offering canned food daily, we actually feel the cat's cravings to overeat carbohydrate - rich dry food is reduced, as cats require higher protein in their diet than other species, which the canned food tends to provide.

In cats, this is best achieved with feeding a canned diet because the water content is much higher than in dry food.

Hill's Prescription Diet t / d is more effective than a «standard» dry dog food, and can be used as a long - term maintenance diet.

Canned or homemade diets are closer to the natural diet that dogs would eat if in the wild and can be healthier than some dry food diets for many dogs.

While the best food for cats is a raw food diet, canned cat food is much better than dry food.

A diet of all canned food will usually create worse breath than that of either half dry and half canned or all dry food.

While a raw diet is more hydrating than dry dog food, clean water is still important because puppies will play and play and play and forget to drink.

It is definitely more palatable to them than Hill's prescription diets and seems better quality, but for some reason they prefer the moderate calorie version... and over that, they prefer regular type dry foods (non-prescription type).

While some cats are more sensitive to the detrimental effects of carbohydrates than others, the bottom line is that cats are obligate carnivores and are not designed by nature to consume a high carbohydrate diet or one that is water - depleted (dry kibble).

Dogs that eat dry food will require more hydration than dogs on a moist diet.

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Canned food is better for your pet than an exclusively dry diet because canned food has a higher moisture content.

Because water is included in the weight of the ingredients, ingredients with higher water content will be higher on the list than similar amounts of dry ingredients, even though the ingredient listed higher may actually contribute fewer nutrients to the overall diet.