Method and composition to protect an obligate carnivore from a disease of abnormal carbohydrate metabolism
AssigneeHeska Corporation
InventorElizabeth Hodgkins
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Abstract
The present invention includes a method to treat an obligate carnivore for a disease of abnormal carbohydrate metabolism. The method includes the step of feeding the carnivore a nutritionally balanced diet that includes a low carbohydrate content, a high protein content, and a moderate fat content. The present invention also includes such a nutritionally balanced diet and a method to produce such a diet.
Claims21
A method to treat an obligate carnivore for a disease of abnormal carbohydrate metabolism, said method comprising feeding said obligate carnivore a nutritionally balanced diet comprising a protein content of from about 30% to about 70% on a dry matter basis, a fat content amount of from about 10% to about 40% on a dry matter basis, and a carbohydrate content of not more than about 12% on a dry matter basis.
A method to treat an obligate carnivore for a disease of abnormal carbohydrate metabolism, said method comprising:
- (a) producing a nutritionally balanced diet comprising a protein content of from about 30% to about 70% on a dry matter basis, a fat content amount of from about 10% to about 40% on a dry matter basis, and a carbohydrate content of not more than about 12% on a dry matter basis;
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- (b) feeding said diet to said obligate carnivore.
An animal food composition for treating an obligate carnivore for a disease of abnormal carbohydrate metabolism, said composition comprising a nutritionally balanced diet having a protein content of from about 30% to about 70% on a dry matter basis, a fat content amount of from about 10% to about 40% on a dry matter basis, and a carbohydrate content of not more than 6% on a dry matter basis.
A method to treat an obligate carnivore for a disease of abnormal carbohydrate metabolism, said method comprising feeding said obligate carnivore a nutritionally balanced food composition that comprises a percentage of carbohydrate on a dry matter basis that is not more than the highest percentage of carbohydrate on a dry matter basis that will treat said obligate carnivore for said disease of abnormal carbohydrate metabolism.
A method to treat an obligate carnivore for a disease selected from the group consisting of diabetes mellitus and obesity, said method comprising feeding said obligate carnivore a nutritionally balanced diet comprising a protein content of from about 30% to about 70% on a dry matter basis, a fat content amount of from about 10% to) about 40% on a dry matter basis, and a carbohydrate content of not more than about 12% on a dry matter basis.
A method to treat diabetes mellitus in an obligate carnivore by decreasing exogenous insulin requirements of said obligate carnivore, said method comprising feeding said obligate carnivore an animal food composition comprising a nutritionally balanced diet having a protein content of from about 30% to about 70% on a dry matter basis, a fat content amount of from about 10% to about 40% on a dry matter basis, and a carbohydrate content of not more than 12% on a dry matter basis.
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