Feb
22
2012
Feline Obesity
whats the best diet food for a cat?
I’m thinking about trying this because ive heard its really good
http://www.royalcanin.us/products/default.aspx
(my link doesn’t work unless you click cat,1-10years,none,overweight)
its called light 37 light royal canin
here is what it says if u dont want to follow directions when u click the link.
Cat Food for Adult Indoor Cats from 1 to 10 Years of Age Who Are Prone to Obesity
By its nature, some cats have a greater tendency to become overweight than others. Maintaining health means preventing obesity. Weight control is also desirable for aesthetic reasons. The graceful and muscular feline body type is beautiful in its natural form. A sedentary life leads to intestinal laziness, resulting in foul stool odors
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2750361
Cats are all different, just like humans and other animals.
A large built big boned cat will weigh more than a small boned petite cat.
I have big and tall built cats that are a muscular and healthy 19 pounds… and on the other end of the scale I have a teeny tiny boned cat who weighs in at a meer 7 pounds yet she is very healthy too. Based on their individual body structure I could never compare them.
It’s best to assess your cats weight by it’s body condition and not compared to other cats.
Here’s a chart to help you do that…
http://www.purina.com/cats/health/BodyCondition.aspx
Once you determine if your cat is overweight, you need to be aware that there is NO such thing as dry “diet” food for cats. Dry foods are filled with carbs that make your cat fat. You can’t make a dry food without carbs, so there are no dry diet foods.
The proper amount to feed per cat/per day should be about 5.5 ounces of wet (high quality grain free canned or Raw Meat/Bones/Organ) food.
The calories in that amount of food are sufficient for most “normal” sized cats. Of course a highly energetic cat will need more food to keep it healthy, and a lazy cat will need less food to keep it from getting obese. But 5.5 ounces of wet food per day is a good place to start.
Here is a fantastic site that will help you help your cat lose weight!
http://www.catinfo.org/feline_obesity.htm
Feline Obesity: An American Epidemic
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Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Feline Calorie Control CC High Fiber Formula Canned Cat Food 24/ 6oz Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Feline Calorie Control CC High Fiber Formula Canned Cat Food Features and Benefits ?Promotes healthy weight loss |
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Complete Care for Your Aging Cat $5.99 UPDATED! Keep Your Cat Loving Longer, Living Better! In the last few decades, tremendous advances have been made in veterinary technology–nearly tripling the average life span of many pets. But cats that are seven years and older have special needs and require additional emotional support, nutritional help, and medical care. A longer life also means more cats suffer age-related conditions such as… |
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Fat Cats: A Holistic Veterinarian’s Guide to Your Cat’s Healthy Weight $5.97 Is your tabby getting tubby? How big is too big?Does your feline pal need to enroll in kitty aerobics? While many folks think that “round” cats are cute, the truth is that weight issues in cats have deadly consequences. Overweight cats are at high risk for diabetes, arthritis, urinary tract disorders, liver disease, heart problems, and many other serious maladies. Meanwhile, veterinary nutritionis… |
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Cat Fancy Magazine January 2008 – Toyger – Cat Inteelegence – Obesity – Empathy Study – Pet Evacuation Laws – Feline First Aid Kit … |
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Obesity $39.84 No Synopsis Available |
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The Economics of Obesity $196.13 Obesity, which has increased in most developed countries in the past few decades, is the result of genetics, environment, and individual choices. Economics is useful for studying the individual choices that lead to obesity, explanations for the recent rise in obesity, the treatment options for obesity, and the costs and consequences of obesity for the individual and society. The papers in this volume, devoted to the economics of obesity, illustrate the wide usefulness of the economic approach. The papers in the first section propose and test economic explanations for foodconsumption choices and obesity. In particular, they assess the impact of food quality, access to fast food, food prices, legislation, and other factors on diet, physical activity, and body weight. Treatments for obesity, specifically bariatric surgery and antiobesity drugs, are studied in the second section of this volume. The third section is devoted to the labor market impacts of obesity; evidence from fifteen countries is presented and evaluated. The fourth and final section calculates the impact of obesity on hospital costs and examines the externalities imposed by obesity through health insurance. Taken together, the papers in this volume advance the frontier of knowledge about the causes, implications, and consequences of obesity, and validate the usefulness of the economic approach for studying obesity in particular and medical conditions more generally. Studies obesity from an economic perspectiveProposes economic explanation for food consumption choices, treatment of obesity, and treatment of the conditionInternational in scope provides evidence from 15 countries Author: Bolin, Kristian/ Cawley, John Series Title: Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research Series Number: 17 Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 364 Publication Date: 2006/12/19 Language: English Dimensions: 9.36 x 6.52 x 1.31 inches |
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Abdominal Obesity $70.1 Abdominal obesity, colloquially known as belly fat or clinically as central obesity, is the accumulation of abdominal fat resulting in an increase in waist size. There is a strong correlation between central obesity and cardiovascular disease. Visceral fat, also known as organ fat or intraabdominal fat, is located inside the peritoneal cavity, packed in between internal organs and torso, as opposed to subcutaneous fat which is found underneath the skin, and intramuscular fat which is found interspersed in skeletal muscle. Visceral fat is composed of several adipose depots including mesenteric, epididymal white adipose tissue (EWAT) and perirenal fat. An excess of visceral fat is known as central obesity, the pot belly or beer belly effect, in which the abdomen protrudes excessively. This body type is also known as apple shaped, as opposed to pear shaped, in which fat is deposited on the hips and buttocks. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 84 Publication Date: 2010/07/31 Language: French Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.20 inches |
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Parental Obesity $105.14 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Maternal obesity is obesity (often including overweight) of a woman during pregnancy. Maternal obesity has a significant impact on maternal metabolism and offspring development. Insulin resistance, glucose homeostasis, fat oxidation and amino acid synthesis are all disrupted by maternal obesity and contribute to adverse outcomes.Modification of lifestyle is an effective intervention strategy for improvement of maternal metabolism and the prevention of adverse outcomes.Nearly twothirds of Americans are considered overweight and one in three are obese, meaning they have a body mass index of 30 or greater. A woman who is 5 feet, 5 inches tall would be considered obese if she weighs 180 pounds or more and a 5foot8inch woman would be considered obese if she weighs 200 pounds or more. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 152 Publication Date: 2010/09/27 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.35 inches |
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Pharmacotherapy of Obesity $270.17 After three introductory chapters that deal with the general theme of obesity now regarded as a chronic disease this volume discusses the drugs sibutramine and orlistat, which are approved for longterm use in the US and in much of the rest of the world. The three final chapters discuss future drug targets, like the central nervous system and gut hormones, and how to influence energy expenditure and substrate utilization. Author: Wilding, John P. H. Series Title: Milestones in Drug Therapy Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 120 Publication Date: 2007/12/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.20 x 6.50 x 0.50 inches |
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Obesity and Diabetes $301.11 International experts from worldrenowned medical schools comprehensively review for practicing clinicians and scientists alike the latest understanding of the epidemiology, causation, and consequences of diabetes and obesity. The authors discuss in detail their diagnosis, clinical manifestations, complications, and best practices for diagnosis and treatment. They also review the history and epidemiology of these conditions, explain their genetics and pathophysiology, and illuminate their known mechanisms and interactions. Stateoftheart surveychapters critique current approaches (lifestyle and pharmacological) to the treatment of these conditions. Author: Mantzoros, Christos S./ Mantzoros, Christos S. Series Title: Contemporary Diabetes Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 574 Publication Date: 2006/01/01 Language: English Dimensions: 10.03 x 7.30 x 1.22 inches |
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Obesity in the Pacific $97.19 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Obesity in the Pacific is a growing health concern with health officials stating that it is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in the Pacific Rim. According to Forbes, Pacific island nations and associated states make up the top seven on a 2007 list of fattest countries, and eight of the top ten. In all these cases, more than 70 of citizens aged 15 and over have an unhealthy weight. Reasons for this issue include mining operations that have left not much arable land; as a result, much of the local diet is of processed, imported food such as Spam or corned beef, rather than fresh fish, fruit and vegetables. In addition, cultural factors have been blamed, such as associating a large body size with wealth and power, or changing ways of living, with children leading more sedentary lives. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 Publication Date: 2010/07/06 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.37 inches |
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Lifestyle Obesity Management $110.11 Obesity represents the second leading cause of preventable mortality in the United States each year behind only cigarette smoking. Underlying causes of obesity include genetic propensity, inadequate physical activity and poor nutritional habits. A wide variety of complex behaviors contribute to the development of both childhood and adult obesity. Lifestyle Obesity Management summarizes current knowledge about the causes and treatments of obesity with an emphasis on lifestyle practices and habits and their contribution to the prevention and treatment of this condition. This book serves as a useful guide to physicians and all healthcare professionals representing the diverse disciplines required to effectively treat obesity. Author: Carilli, Theresa Paul/ Foreyt, John/ Poston, Walker S. Carlos Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Publication Date: 2003/01/20 Language: English Dimensions: 7.90 x 5.00 x 0.63 inches |
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Obesity in America and Worldwide $26.85 This book addresses obesity and the trends in obesity our world today. It has been widely acknowledged that in America and in many countries around the world, obesity has become a social and medical issue. This book examines what contributes to obesity, as well as current treatments for obesity, and the social and medical issues related to the condition of obesity.Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Author: Snowberger, Eliza Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 178 Publication Date: 2011/05/23 Language: English Dimensions: 9.69 x 7.44 x 0.38 inches |
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The Economic Causes and Consequences of Obesity $151.35 Rising worldwide obesity rates have generated massive amounts of policy concern and public interest. In this book, we use two household surveys (British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and Household and Income Dynamics of Australia (HILDA)) to empirically analyse: 1) the relationship between obesity and economic incentives that influence individual and household behaviour; 2) the role of the environment and economic incentives on discretionary activities which directly impact the likelihood of being obese, such as physical activity; and 3) the impact of obesity on labour market outcomes. Author: Brown, Heather Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 292 Publication Date: 2010/06/05 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.65 inches |
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The Stigma of Childhood Obesity: A Literature Review. $115.71 Research is consistent in demonstrating high prevalence rates of obesity for adult and child populations in the United States and around the world, and such rates continue to increase. While the physical heath consequences of obesity are well documented, potential mental health issues related to the obesity stigma are less well known. This review explores the stigma of childhood obesity in an effort to better understand the phenomenon. The research unambiguously indicates that Americans of all ages hold prejudicial attitudes and beliefs associated with obesity, and readily discriminate against those who are obese. Consequently, this review also discusses ways to prevent obesity, intervene with those children who are already obese, and aid children in managing obesity stigma. Clinical applications of obesity stigma research, as well as considerations for future research, are also proposed. Author: Swaye Macdermott, Janel Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 70 Publication Date: 2011/09/02 Language: English Dimensions: 9.69 x 7.44 x 0.14 inches |
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Responding to Obesity in Primary Care $98.77 Obesity is one of the most important public health problems of our time and prevalence has tripled in the past two decades. The term globesity has been coined to highlight the global and epidemic nature of this problem and calls for a concerted public health approach to support the efforts of individuals in making healthier lifestyle choices. A range of national policies in the UK have emphasised the need to tackle obesity and highlight primary care as the appropriate setting for measures in this direction. However, the increasing expectations to perform preventative as well as treatment roles puts great demand on primary care. There are many constraints financial, time, ethical, personnel and most important of all, the attitudes and perceptions of the health professionals towards obesity management. In the absence of motivation and enthusiasm on part of the effector arm, local policies are unlikely to reflect and respond to this issue. We conducted a study to try and understand the current state of obesity management in primary care and to explore the views of primary care professionals towards obesity prevention and treatment. Author: Lakshman, Rajalakshmi Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 88 Publication Date: 2010/08/25 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.02 x 0.21 inches |
