Losing weight is the same as dieting?
Many owners will reduce their pet's food intake, cutting out snacks is certainly correct.But if you suddenly cut snacks and then cut regular meals, reducing it to the point where the pet's basic metabolism isn't even met, that's a big problem!
Because the brain, internal organs, muscles, and digestion of food all require energy, there is consumption even when not moving. If they don't receive enough energy daily, a dog's or cat's body will automatically reduce consumption.
1. The brain will make the dog or cat tired to reduce movement, thereby reducing muscle consumption.
2. If the dog or cat doesn't eat enough, it will lose muscle mass. If that still isn't enough, then reduce the basal metabolic rate, which means lowering the efficiency of the internal organs. Only after everything else is reduced will the body start using fat, because fat is the body's reserve.
The body's mechanism is to use reserves only when there is nothing else left to cut (just like a servant who, if they have no money, will first think of what they can save, and only then use their savings).
Usually, a dog would give up on their dieting plan by the 2nd or 3rd stage and go back to their original portion.
Because their metabolism rate has decreased, eating the original portion means they are actually eating more, and the excess turns into fat, making it easier to rebound!
If you reach the fourth stage, yes, you will lose fat, but at the same time, the dog's or cat's body will be worn out too!
Healthy diet + exercise = correct keep fit attitude
The portion sizes of your meals need to be calculated properly; you should eat as much as you burn, so you can maintain your basal metabolic rate.
At the same time, increase the additional muscle consumption on the basic energy expenditure of the muscles (i.e., do more exercise).
Then the dog or cat can reduce fat without decreasing organ function and muscle mass.
A high-quality, healthy diet yields twice the results with half the effort.
Raw meal contains high-quality meat protein and extremely low carbohydrates, making it easier for dogs and cats to utilize the nutrients, and the benefits of the organs are even more pronounced.
And dry food is a processed product. Would you eat luncheon meat to lose weight? It contains a lot of carbohydrates, and dogs find it very difficult to convert carbohydrates into energy, making it easy for them to gain weight even with a small amount.
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