The-Truth-About-Pet-Foods

THE “DIGESTIBILITY, ANALYSES
AND AAFCO FEEDING TRIALS
PROVE 100% COMPLETENESS”
MYTH
DIGESTIBILITY
These tests determine how much food is absorbed. Is food “B,”
because it is 95% digestible, better than food “A,” which is 90%
digestible That would imply that if food “C” were 100% digestible,
with zero fecal output, it would be the best food of all. Not so.
Digestive tract health and the movement of food through the intestines
depends upon a portion of food being indigestible.*
DOES HIGHER DIGESTIBILITY EQUAL
BETTER HEALTH
Product A
90% Digestibility
4
Product B
95% Digestibility
Product C
100% Digestibility
10% fecal
output
5% fecal
output
0% fecal
output
Fig. 5. If higher digestibility is the goal, then a 100% digestible food
would be the ideal. But 0% fecal output would cause disease, not health.
* Br J Nutr, 2001; 86(2):291-300. J Nutr, 1997; 127(1):130-6. Mindell E,
What You Should Know About Fiber and Digestion, 1997.
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