| Obesity is a severe and debilitating
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| | mellitus can be associated with obesity,
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| illness. It is the most common
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| | obese pets should be screened for these
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| nutritional disease in pets and people;
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| | disorders prior to treatment for
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| estimates suggest that up to 45% of dogs
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| | obesityThe treatment of obesity involves
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| and up to 13% of cats are obese (many
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| | restricting calories and increasing the
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| doctors think these estimates are quite
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| | metabolic rate via a controlled exercise
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| low judging by the number of obese pets
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| | program. Using store bough "Lite" diets
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| they see every day in practice.) Current
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| | is not usually adequate, as these diets
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| medical opinion states that a pet is
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| | are not designed for weight loss but
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| obese if it weighs 15% or more over its
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| | rather weight maintenance. Additionally,
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| ideal weight. While pet owners often use
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| | since many store bought diets may contain
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| the pet's actual weight to gauge obesity,
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| | chemicals, by-products, and fillers, they
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| it is probably more accurate to use a
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| | would not be a part of a holistic pet
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| body composition score. Body
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| | program. Homemade restricted calorie
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| composition, measured by looking at the
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| | diets would be the first choice for
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| pet from the top and sides and feeling
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| | dietary therapy for obese pets (see my
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| the areas over the ribs and spine more
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| | book The Natural Health Bible for Dogs &
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| accurately reflects obesity than a
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| | Cats for an example of a homemade diet
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| certain magical number.Can pet owners
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| | for overweight pets;) processed
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| prevent obesity? Keep in mind that most
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| | "obesity-management" diets available
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| obese pets are made, not born, that way.
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| | through veterinarians would be the second
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| Many owners give their pets treats and
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| | best choice as some of these diets may
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| snacks and feed them whenever the pet
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| | also contain chemicals, by-products, and
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| begs for food. In essence, these owners
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| | fillers. These "obesity-management"
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| are setting their pets up for all of the
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| | diets are used until the target weight is
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| medical problems that can occur with
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| | obtained, then replaced with a homemade
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| obesity. While many people who
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| | maintenance diet if possible. Foods which
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| constantly reward these begging behaviors
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| | increase metabolism such as vegetables
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| believe that they are being kind and
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| | which are high in fiber are included in
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| loving owners, they are actually killing
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| | weight loss diets. Fiber, contained in
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| their pets with kindness.Problems that
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| | vegetables, decreases fat and glucose
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| are associated with obesity in pets and
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| | absorption; fluctuating glucose levels
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| people are numerous and include
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| | cause greater insulin release. Since
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| orthopedic problems (including
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| | insulin is needed for fat storage,
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| arthritis,) rupture ligaments,
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| | decreased or stable levels are preferred.
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| intervertebral disk disease, difficulty
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| | Fiber also binds to fat in the
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| breathing, reduced capacity for exercise
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| | intestinal tract and increases movement
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| (and in severe cases any movement at
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| | of the food in the intestines, which is
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| all,) heat intolerance, increased chance
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| | of benefit to the obese pet.There are
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| for complications due to drug therapy (it
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| | several natural therapies that may be
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| is more difficult to accurately dose
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| | helpful as part of the treatment of
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| medications in obese pets,) cardiac
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| | obesity in some pets. Suggested therapies
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| problems, hypertension, and cancer. When
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| | include chromium, carnitine, herbs
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| you keep in mind that the excess body fat
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| | (cayenne, ginger, and mustard,)
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| occurs in the body cavities of the chest
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| | hydroxycitric acid (HCA,) white bean
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| and abdomen (often being deposited there
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| | extract, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG,)
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| first) as well as under the skin (what we
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| | and coenzyme Q-10. The natural treatments
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| see as "fat",) it is not surprising all
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| | are widely used with variable success but
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| of the medical problems that can be
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| | have not been thoroughly investigated and
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| associated with obesity.Because diseases
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| | proven at this time.
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| such as hypothyroidism and diabetes
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