The-Truth-About-Pet-Foods

AAFCO IS NOT FOUND IN NATURE
Fig. 7. I’m starving – There’s nothing around here with a “100%
complete” AAFCO label.
chronic degenerative diseases which appear later in life (beyond the scope
of a feeding trial). 1 Even the health of future generations can be affected
through transference of nutritionally-induced genetic weakness (see The
Pottenger Cat Study, pages 95-96). 2
Current regulatory emphasis is on feeding trials, since some animals
fed foods meeting NRC analytical guidelines suffered nutrient deficiencies.
However, such deficiencies have also been experienced by use of
pet foods which have passed AAFCO feeding trials (see Proofs, pages
74-85).
1. Wysong Health Letter, “Don’t Let Apparently Youthful Health Fool You,”
7(12):6. J Am Coll Cardiol, 1993; 22(2): 459-67. J Am Med Assoc, 1999;
281:727-35.
2. Pottenger FM, Pottenger’s Cats: A Study in Nutrition, 1983. Price W, Nutrition
and Physical Degeneration, 1982.
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