Why does the Advanced Formula, which is recommended for older dogs, have higher protein levels than the Adult Formula?
Data over the past decade has refuted earlier research that suggested high protein diets were causative factors for kidney disease. Does increased protein in diet put more stress on the diseased organ? Apparently not. In perhaps the most noted clinical trial examining effects of high protein diet on progression of canine renal disease (CRD), groups of dogs diagnosed with CRD were fed either high protein diets or low protein diets. No significant difference was observed in the rate of progression of CRD in the high protein group compared to the low protein group. Therefore, excess protein in the diet did not appear to compromise renal function even in the presence of high endogenous levels of protein associated with the disease. In fact, on an individual basis some of the CRD dogs in the high protein diet group fared better.
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