A recent increase in heart disease in dogs, specifically dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), eating certain types of diets may shed light on the role of diet in causing heart disease. It appears that diet may be increasing dogs’ risk for heart disease because owners have fallen victim to the many myths and misconceptions about pet food.
Lately, there has been a huge upswing in dog breeds that are not usually affected by DCM becoming diagnosed with the disease. Turns out most of these affected dogs were eating boutique, grain-free, or exotic ingredient diets.
Linked below is an article from a veterinary nutritionist and a professor at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University regarding the link between these grain-free diets, taurine deficiency and DCM.
http://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2018/06/a-broken-heart-risk-of-heart-disease-in-boutique-or-grain-free-diets-and-exotic-ingredients/
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