Dogs may have to be fed in different ways depending on many external and internal factors such as their breed, age and health status. However, the portion of a dog’s meal can also vary according to many things. How often should a dog eat food in a day? Although the general opinion on this issue is twice a day, a new study has re-examined this issue.
Research carried out by a team of scientists at the University of Arizona yielded an interesting conclusion that overturns current recommendations. The study, with the participation of 10 thousand dogs in total, revealed that adult dogs fed only one meal a day were healthier than adult dogs fed multiple meals.
It has been found that dogs fed once a day are healthier:
The lead name of the research team, Emily Bray, said that dogs fed once a day have cognitive dysfunction. reported that he had lower scores on the scale. However, it was observed that the risk of having gastrointestinal, dental, orthopedic, kidney-urine and liver-pancreatic disorders was also reduced in these dogs.
In the study carried out within the scope of the ‘Dog Aging Project’ project, all data were provided manually by the owners of the dogs. However, the researchers also emphasized that the result of the study is only relationship-based and does not show causality. In other words, he told dog owners that they should not act directly based on this research alone.
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