Changes in the body composition of cats during weight reduction by controlled dietary energy restriction.
Thirteen overweight domestic short-haired cats were fed a commercial low calorie diet for 18 weeks at an energy intake to lose weight; they lost an average of 18.1 per cent of their starting weight. An evaluation of their body composition by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry before and after the study suggested that most of the weight lost was composed of fat. The cats' lean bodyweight did not change significantly, but increased as a proportion of total bodyweight.
Butterwick
R F
RF
Waltham Center for Pet Nutrition, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
Markwell
P J
PJ
D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000662:veterinary; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D002415:Cats / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary*; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000502:physiology*; D004906:Erythrocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology*
D006454:Hemoglobins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D002784:Cholesterol; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase