Why grains are bad for people

The pet food industry uses lots of grain. Lots and LOTS! Doesn't that seem strange, when cats are supposed to be carnivorous (meat eaters) and dogs are supposed to be mostly so?

The number of grain-free pet foods is increasing, but they're still not the easiest to find, and they tend to be more expensive. (Meat costs more than wheat!)

But you can read up on switching your animals to grain-free and even raw on the internet, and see what you think.

This book will just give you a little more to think about. We know more about eating disorders in humans than in animals because we've been studying it far longer - by centuries.

And humans didn't evolve as strict carnivores. We're supposed to be able to eat plant foods.

But what if grains are even bad for humans? What does that suggest for meat-eating animals?

I don't think there's a way to directly translate the information in this book into statements about animal diet. For one thing, their digestive systems are set up differently.

For another, we just don't know much (if anything) about problems like osteoporosis and chronic pain in cats and dogs.

But we do know that many of the same health problems affect both people and their animals. And we know that many veterinarians feel that the overall health of their clients is getting worse.

Read a little about the dietary revolution that humans went through just a short time ago, compared to our history, and the changes we're putting our pets through.

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Oops! I didn't click on a rating! This isn't a 1 book!

Let's give the book a 4, and the reviewer a 1 instead. :-P

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