The appearance of dry pet food in the world was a real revolution in the life of owners. It seemed that pet care has become much easier than ever! Food could not only be added and left in a bowl for the whole day, but also bought in large quantities.

However, along with the rise of dry food, more not-so-pleasant changes took place in the lives of pets. Overweight problems increased by 60%, and in every second pet started to develop cancer. Diagnoses of diabetes in pets have increased by 900% since 2011...

THE PROBLEM IS THE HIGH CONTENT OF CARBOHYDRATES IN THE FOOD

Both cats and dogs are carnivores, so they are naturally destined to consume only 1-4% carbohydrates in nature. And currently, 30 to 60 percent carbohydrates are found in dry pet food. These are not only unnecessary, but also harmful ingredients in your pet's diet.

Research has shown that cancer cells in the body feed on glucose, so it's no wonder that pet cancers have skyrocketed. This is because the cells are fed the best fuel, which encourages them to thrive and kill your pet. Also, dietary carbohydrates are a direct cause of type 2 diabetes.

STARCH = CARBOHYDRATES = SUGAR

We have all noticed that pet food is perfectly made in uniform fine cubes, which are sometimes even difficult to crumble. This is because the pet food industry has a wide use of starch, which not only reduces production costs, but also after repeated heating keeps the food cubes in their shape.

Starch is a carbohydrate that is broken down in the body into glucose, which is used to support the body's vital functions. However, all glucose not used by insulin is converted into fat, which accumulates in the pet's body and around very important organs.

Dogs have 8 hormones in their bodies that increase blood glucose levels and only one (insulin) that lowers them. This is why too many carbohydrates lead to excess fat and weight gain in dogs, because when there is a higher demand for glucose, the hormones in the dog's body produce more glucose instead of breaking down the stored fat.

Also, too much starchy carbohydrates in the body causes yeast infections, which cause bacteria that feed on sugar. Inflammations caused by yeast bacteria usually occur as watery eyes, brown fur, allergies, and constant scratching.

EXCESS OF STARCH FOR DOGS - IGNORANCE OF THE OWNERS

Have you ever wondered that the dog's ancestors, wolves and wild dogs, never ate or even had the opportunity to find this amount of carbohydrates? And what is even more different is that they could not boil their food or process several of them at a very high temperature.

You probably immediately thought of the fruits, berries and roots that dogs' ancestors ate when they weren't hunting for food. However, if you do the math, fruits have an average of only 6-8% starch, vegetables average about 4% (if it's not potatoes), various roots and grasses consist of about 2-5% carbohydrates, and meat has no starch at all.

And now we encourage you to calculate the percentage of excess natural starch you are feeding dry food that usually contains more than 30% carbohydrates.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY CARBOHYDRATES ARE IN YOUR PET'S FOOD?

The only nutrient that is not required to be listed on pet food labels is carbohydrates. And the big representatives of the food industry are very happy about it, because would you buy food whose label declared that the food contains more than 50% carbohydrates? Probably not.

The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) states that carbohydrates are not directly measured, but can be determined by subtracting the average of all other constituents (percent crude protein, crude fat, moisture, and ash) from 100%. If the ash content is not listed on the package, a general rule of thumb is that the ash content of the food ranges from 5 to 8 percent.

To find out how many carbohydrates are in your pet's food, use the following formula:

PROTEIN + FAT + MOISTURE + ASH - 100 = CARBOHYDRATES.

It is important to know that this formula is only suitable for calculating the amount of carbohydrates in dry food.