NEW FIBERS NOT THE ANSWER FOR OBESITY
Beware the new "diet" pet foods being
marketed through vets and recently
available off shelf at most retailers.
The last thing your pet needs is less
nutrition!
Nel Liquorman, Health
Editor
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TheDogPress © May 2009
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Fillers and fibers replace other
less costly and more vital ingredients plus they can actually increase
the appetite as the body struggles to get enough vital nutrition.
Corn has long been a staple of dog food but now being used as a (costly) fuel
source, pet food manufacturers are seeking other fillers. See
related article on this website.
According to this article in
National Pet Press newspaper, some of the diet and fiber additives in human
diet may do more harm than good.
Food giants would have us believe obesity and diabetes are due to a lack of
good bacteria in the colon. They will treat us and our pets with fibers.
Some fibers may actually create colon problems for you and your pet.
Here are
some typical side effects - flatulence, bloating, abdominal pains, cramps,
diarrhea, and possible allergic reactions. Side effects may increase as inulin,
fructooligosaccharide (FOS), oligofructose, chicory root, burdock root, and
others are added to foods.
Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the University of Montana
suggest that inulin supplemented diets can pose problems.
My personal experience with inulin (in yogurt) caused me to feel as if I had
been drugged. Yogurt is good for the colon, so why would plant fiber be needed?
Could these fibers flush valuable nutrients from the body?
Dieters should also know that fibers, which are chemically extractable from
36,000 vegetables, herbs, or weeds, may actually stimulate appetite.
Using fibers this way sounds natural enough but they are only rated as GRAS,
i.e. Generally Recognized As Safe. That can mean new products have not yet
generated enough adverse effects to be “recognized” as unsafe. For
example, high fructose corn syrup solids is in most “prepared” foods such as
bread, soup, snacks, and of course, soda pop even though it is known to
interfere with insulin production, which contributes to obesity, raises
triglycerides, and saps our energy.
Knowing that Communist China is set to be the biggest exporter of new fibers
should make us sick right now!
New fibers are being aggressively marketed and once they are abundant in human
and pet foods, we may not be rid of them for decades.
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