For example, we did mention that dogs thrive
on high protein diet particularly for building and maintaining body tissues.
One of the most recent studies focused on the impact
of high protein diet on weight gain in resistance training individuals.
You can not free choice feed (leaving food out all the time) for most indoor cats — even
with high protein diets — because they simply eat too much.
Some patients that are recovering from illness are prescribed a high fat and
high protein diet for cats and dogs.
High protein diets don't cause kidney damage in otherwise healthy people — nor do they lead to kidney disease.
They eat
very high protein diets, usually raw ground meat and other carbohydrates with other supplements that help them maintain their huge muscle mass and energy.
Since cats haven't got much control over their protein metabolism, cats fed low protein diets should still break down as a lot protein as those
fed high protein diets.
In contrast, excess carbohydrates are easily converted to fat
so higher protein diets are very useful for fat loss.
Please note that I am not at all recommending you eat a
super high protein diet: what I am asking you to do is to make sure you eat a moderate amount.
Some say there are negative side effects to eating
high protein diets including increased risk of cardiovascular disease when the protein consumed is high in saturated fats like many meats and other animal products.
There have been various studies conducted regarding protein and specifically on whether people who are on
high protein diets lose more weight than those who eat less protein.
However it is important to note that a
typical high protein diet implies lean proteins and remember that protein from all sources count for total protein.
Otherwise, more dogs will be fed
too high protein diets or lower quality ingredients, and more dogs will develop kidney disease, or become obese from high fat content.
As a standard recommendation, about 20 % of your daily energy intake should come from protein, but
high protein diets typically consist of 30 % protein.
Put
simply high protein diets are much more beneficial than low protein diets, especially if you are working out and training regularly.
Dogs that are sick with a certain condition can benefit more from a low protein dog food than if it were to stick to the
usual high protein diet.
For those age 50 - 65, eating a moderate or
high protein diet increased both cancer mortality as well as all - cause mortality (premature death from any cause).