Lower prevalence of obesity and nutritional imbalances in dogs fed a raw meat-based diet (RMBD) compared to a commercial complete diet.

BMC Vet Res · 2026 · PMC12930774 · PMID 41652624

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Despite similar proportions of dogs with very high activity levels (> 17 h/wk) in both feeding groups of dogs (RMBD: 18%, n = 9; CD: 17%, n = 9), there were more RMBD-fed dogs with very high activity levels that participated in sporting activities (67%; n = 6) compared to CD-fed dogs (22%; n = 2), but the difference did not reach statistical significance ( P = 0.153).

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