What food helps overweight dogs lose weight?

 

Fresh dog food with high-quality, 100% natural protein, healthy carbs and zero sugar is the best kind of food to feed if you have an overweight dog who needs to lose weight. If your dog food contains high-quality protein like chicken breast and high-fibre, healthy carbs like broccoli, pumpkin, sweet potato, etc., it is easily digested, makes dogs feel fuller for longer and provides the necessary nutrients required by dogs without adding fat layers to your dog’s body.

Why does this matter?

  • If a dog food is full of sugar and starch, this breaks down in your dog’s gut to form glucose. While some glucose is needed by the body, the extra glucose is stored by the body as fat. Over time, these fat layers accumulate and cause obesity.

  • High-quality protein with low fat content gets easily digested by the body and provides the energy that dogs need. Healthy carbs that are high in fibre also get digested easily, but they don’t produce excess glucose that turns into excessive fat layers. This helps dogs maintain their body weight.

What do vets generally agree on?

It is well-known that dogs should not be given sugar. This is because sugar is just empty calories without much nutritional value. Excess calories, then, lead to obesity. Obesity leads to a myriad of diseases, such as joint issues, diabetes, heart issues, etc.


Starch is basically a complex form of sugar. It also causes a similar reaction in the body as sugar. Therefore, starch also puts dogs at risk for obesity. Wheat, corn, soy, potatoes, etc. are full of starch, and therefore unhealthy for dogs. High-fibre carbs like carrots, sweet potatoes, beans, pumpkin, etc., helps dogs feel full without adding too many calories to their food. 

When to be careful?

While excess fat is bad for dogs, dietary fat as a whole is not bad for dogs. In fact, they need dietary fat as a major source of energy, to properly absorb fat soluble vitamins like vitamin A, D, E, and K, and for essential fatty acids like Omega-3 and 6. So, fatty fish like Mackrel, fish oil, cold-pressed sunflower oil, etc., are actually good for dogs’ health. Zero sugar fresh dog food like BLEP dog food provides dogs with a balanced meal that contains healthy fats and zero empty calories. 

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