Comments on: Food As Medicine http://www.marcsmithvet.com/2009/11/27/food-as-medicine/ Dr. Marc Smith's veterinary and pet food blog Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:30:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: marcussmithdvm http://www.marcsmithvet.com/2009/11/27/food-as-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-217 marcussmithdvm Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:32:41 +0000 http://www.marcsmithvet.com/?p=203#comment-217 Sorry about the delayed response to your question. The answer is "no>." There is no evidence that this type of diet helps from a Western standpoint. We can only extrapolate from our human counterparts. However, in my practice, the dogs on Pettao exude vibrancy and health far beyond dogs on a more conventional diet. So, i guess the evidence is mostly anecdotal from me. Thanks for your comment!!!!! Sorry about the delayed response to your question. The answer is “no>.” There is no evidence that this type of diet helps from a Western standpoint. We can only extrapolate from our human counterparts. However, in my practice, the dogs on Pettao exude vibrancy and health far beyond dogs on a more conventional diet. So, i guess the evidence is mostly anecdotal from me. Thanks for your comment!!!!!

]]> By: John La Puma, M.D. http://www.marcsmithvet.com/2009/11/27/food-as-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-36 John La Puma, M.D. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:26:37 +0000 http://www.marcsmithvet.com/?p=203#comment-36 As I've adopted two shelter dogs, and work in adult human nutrition and medicine, this is terrific information. Especially because your advice parallels (with the exception of criteria #1 and 2) the best nutritional advice for people: I prefer people receive most of their protein from plants, and that whole grains are a larger percentage of diet---perhaps 20-25. I like the approach, and wonder if data exist about longevity for this prescription in dogs (as they do in people: see, e.g., RealAge.com and RealAge Diet: disclosure, I co-authored the latter). Best JL As I’ve adopted two shelter dogs, and work in adult human nutrition and medicine, this is terrific information.

Especially because your advice parallels (with the exception of criteria #1 and 2) the best nutritional advice for people: I prefer people receive most of their protein from plants, and that whole grains are a larger percentage of diet—perhaps 20-25.

I like the approach, and wonder if data exist about longevity for this prescription in dogs (as they do in people: see, e.g., RealAge.com and RealAge Diet: disclosure, I co-authored the latter).

Best
JL

]]>