Certain nutrients, including many vitamins and amino acids, are degraded by the temperatures, pressures and chemical treatments used during manufacture, and hence must be added after manufacture to
avoid nutritional deficiency.»
Full vitamin, mineral and trace element supplementation is necessary to
avoid nutritional deficiencies; the dietitian will advise on this taking into account any provision from the foods allowed on the diet.
When the gut is in a state of balance, the good bacteria thrive, controlling inflammation and bad bacteria overgrowth, and the body is better able to digest and detoxify any foreign poisonous substances to
avoid nutritional deficiency.
However, make sure that your diet is nutritiously rich and of high quality to
avoid nutritional deficiencies.
With many added vitamins, minerals, and probiotics, your senior dog will
avoid nutritional deficiencies.
However, over time I realized that instead of trying to
avoid nutritional deficiencies that it was far better to optimize nutrition to support optimal health.