Weight reduction method for dogs and other pets

a weight reduction and other technology, applied in the field of dog and other pets, can solve the problems of increasing the incidence of companion pets' obesity, making weight reduction in companion pets even more difficult, and the factors causing this are not quite so simple, so as to prevent the occurrence or recurrence of obesity

Inactive Publication Date: 2003-06-24
INT FLORA TECH
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A dog food composition containing a small but effective amount of simmondsin component to provide a simmondsin activity within the range of 0.1% by weight of said dog food mix dry matter to about 1.5% by weight of said dog food mix dry matter. Also, part of the invention is a method of weight reduction and obesity prevention of companion pets by adding pet food that cont

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Generally speaking, the incidence of obesity in companion pets increases with the age of the pet.
However, the factors causing this are not quite so simple.
This complex psychological interdependency makes weight reduction in companion pets even more difficult than it otherwise

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The examples set forth below show the effects of defatted jojoba seed meal in dog food for use in weight reduction to achieve obesity correction and prevention. In these tests a high-calorie, highly-palatable, low-fiber dry dog food as currently available on the market was used. The diet was typical of a super premium dry dog food and had the following guaranteed analysis: crude protein 24-26%; crude fat 16-18%; crude fiber 3-4.5%; ash 5-6.5%; and moisture 7-9%. Defatted jojoba seed meal at a 4.5% weight level (0.37% simmondsin activity) and at an 8% weight level (0.67% simmondsin activity) was added to the diets. Simmondsin activity in the jojoba seed meal used was calculated as its percent simmondsin plus its percent simmondsin-2'-female (S2F) times S2F's simmondsin content of 68%. The jojoba seed meal also contained 4.6% didemethyl simmondsin and 1.87% dimethyl simmondsin. When 10 dogs were allowed to choose either the leading selling dry dog food or one of the diets containing d...

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A dog food composition containing a small but sufficient amount of simmondsin component to provide simmondsin within the range of 0.1% by weight of said dog food dry matter mix to about 1.5% by weight of said dog food dry matter mix. Also disclosed as part of the invention is a method of weight reduction of companion pets by adding to pet food the above-defined range of simmondsin, contributed by simmondsin, simmondsin analogues or mixtures thereof, such as derived from defatted jojoba seed meal, and thereafter feeding the pet food to a companion pet on a regular and sustained basis to achieve weight reduction then weight maintenance.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONObesity is the most common nutritional disease of companion pets such as dogs and cats in an affluent society. It in fact exceeds by far all deficiency diseases combined. Obesity generally is considered present when body weight of the companion pet is 15% or more greater than optimum, which is the point at which health problems begin increasing with increasing weight. It has, for example, been reported that in affluent societies from 24% to 44% of the dogs are obese. Generally speaking, the incidence of obesity in companion pets increases with the age of the pet. Similar to humans, as the animals age body fat increases, and the amount of lean body mass decreases. For dogs particularly, obesity is more common in females than males up to age 12 years.Because obesity develops gradually, the companion pet owner is often unaware of the overweight condition until it is called to his or her attention. Rarely is an animal presented to a veterinarian solely for the...

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IPC IPC(8): A23K1/16A23K1/18A61K31/7028A61K31/7034A23K1/14
CPCA23K10/30A23K20/10A23K20/163A23K50/00A23K50/42A61K31/7034Y02P60/87Y10S426/805
Inventor BROWN, JAMES H.JONES, DAVID R.LEWIS, LON D.
Owner INT FLORA TECH
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