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however, that even this mechanism can deteriorate, particularly in animals
and humans being fed processed foods.) Internal fat rancidity can result
in a host of diseases.* Once natural food ingredients are processed – by
grinding, heating and otherwise disrupting their natural integrity – fats and
oils are exposed to heat, light and oxygen and rapidly deteriorate.
Since pet foods are made up of such processed ingredients, fats and
oils within their ingredients can quickly degrade. If these fats and oils are
not protected, and they become oxidized, they will form potent toxins
which, if ingested, can cause serious disease.* This is one of the reasons
why a steady diet of “100% complete” processed foods serves as a precursor
to degenerative disease.
Therefore, it is important that processed foods have fats and oils properly
preserved.* The popular headline “No preservatives” found on both
pet and human food packages is therefore a Catch - 22. Fats and oils in
such products, if not properly stabilized, can be more toxic than the synthetic
preservatives they are excluding. Do not use processed products
without fat and oil preservatives.
* Wysong RL, Lipid Nutrition – Understanding Fats and Oils in Health and
Disease, 1990. Wysong Health Letter, “Oxidized LDL Antibodies,” 1993;
7(5):3-4. J Toxicol Environ Health, 1981; 7(1):125-38. Lancet, 1992;
339(8798):883-7. N Engl J Med, 1992; 326(21):1444. Wysong RL,
“Oxherphol Technical Information,” 2002. Luck E et al, Antimicrobial Food
Additives: Characteristics, Uses, Effects, 1997.
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