Pet Obesity Epidemic

I was at the vet office yesterday and I was looking around and noticed something about roughly two-thirds of the dogs that were in the waiting room: they were just outright fat. It got me thinking about the topic of whether the human obesity epidemic is starting to move it's way into the pet population. So I did a search and sure enough, it is.

"While there have been no studies on this particular question, there appears to be anecdotal evidence that there is a correlation between overweight owners and overweight pets," explained George Fahey, who teaches and does research in the Department of Animal Sciences.

Which only makes sense really. When you see overweight adults, chances are, their children are overweight as well. It just follows that overweight people's pets would also be overweight.

Here's a few simple steps you can take though from the article that can help avoid this problem:

"First, don't feed your pets table scraps. Second, feed the amount recommended on the bag or can, and if the dog or cat begs for more, don't give in," he said. "Finally, make sure the animals, especially dogs, get adequate exercise."

Sounds like the same advice that humans can use in their own weight management process as well.

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