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Does Grain Actually Predispose Our Cats to Gain Weight?

Yaiza Gomez-Mejias

Published:  15/05/2019    in:  Knowledge Summaries
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Cat eating
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In adult cats, does feeding grain free maintenance diet reduce the risk of obesity compared to feeding a maintenance diet containing grains?

Clinical bottom line

There is no evidence showing feeding grain free maintenance diet reduces the risk of obesity compared to feeding a maintenance diet containing grains.


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