The-Truth-About-Pet-Foods

13. Pet food processing does not change the nutritional value of the
ingredients listed on the label.
FALSE. The high heat and pressure used in modern food processing
greatly alters, diminishes and can completely destroy or even
convert to toxins some important food elements. Pet owners are
mistaken if they look at an ingredient listing and picture in their minds
fresh foods as they see them in a grocery store (see pages 20-24).
14. Overweight pets need to be put on “Lite” formulas and fiber to
lose weight.
FALSE. Most “Lite” formulas increase fiber
content and decrease fats and
meats. The cause of obesity
in modern pets is not a lack of
fiber. The cause is high carbohydrate
processed foods,
sedentary living, pampering
with snacks, and
feeding more food than
is necessary to sustain
the animal’s activity
(see pages 134-135).
Fig. 51.
15. A high protein food is a better quality food.
FALSE. A high protein percentage does not speak to the value of
protein. If large quantities of low-value protein are consumed, organ
stress can occur and damage to the animal’s metabolic systems can
result. Quality of protein, particularly as available in fresh products, is
far more important than quantity (see pages 149-151).
16. Pets require special life-stage diets.
FALSE. In the wild, animals eat essentially one diet consisting of a
variety of raw, natural foods for their entire life. A 10-year-old wolf
eats the same foods as a 3-month-old one. Life-stage formulation is
a marketing scheme, not a nutritional necessity (see pages 46-47, 133-
134).
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