| End Begging From Your Best Friend |
Sep 6, 2007 |
| Ban Begging | September 6, 2007 |
Here's one more reason to stop feeding your dog from the table: Researchers recently discovered that Labs on low-cal eating plans lived nearly 2 years longer than Labs allowed to nibble on 25% more calories. In addition, the dieting dogs were less likely to develop diabetes and arthritis. The Labs on unrestricted diets had an increase in aliphatic aminines in their urine, indicating lower amounts of fat-metabolizing choline in their systems. And that deficiency is a sign that microbes in the gut have changed in ways that have been linked to insulin resistance and obesity. So don't give in to the pleading eyes or wishful whimper of your begging pooch -- she'll be healthier in the long run.
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