Most Pet Fad Diets Are Pawsitively Unnecessary

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🗓️ 11 January 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode of the pod, we kick off the new year with a topic that is near and dear to our hearts-- our pets! (More specifically, fad pet diets.) We all want what's best for our furry friends, so we dig into the available evidence (or lack thereof) behind several very pup-ular diets including grain-free diets, raw food, vegan and vegetarian diets, human food as treats, and more. We dig into the pet food industry and safety standards for pet foods. We discuss differences in dietary needs for cats versus dogs and how certain diets put them at risk for potentially life-threatening deficiencies and health issues. We were joined by an expert on this topic, a doctor of veterinary medicine, to weigh in. You don't want to miss this! Check us out on Substack and Instagram: www.theunbiasedscipod.substack.com https://www.instagram.com/unbiasedscipod PLEASE NOTE: The discussion and information provided in this podcast are for general educational, scientific, and informational purposes only and are not intended as, and should not be treated as, medical or other professional advice for any particular individual or individuals. Every person and medical issue is different, and diagnosis and treatment requires consideration of specific facts often unique to the individual. As such, the information contained in this podcast should not be used as a substitute for consultation with and/or treatment by a doctor or other medical professional. If you are experiencing any medical issue or have any medical concern, you should consult with a doctor or other medical professional. Further, due to the inherent limitations of a podcast such as this as well as ongoing scientific developments, we do not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the information or analysis provided in this podcast, although, of course we always endeavor to provide comprehensive information and analysis. In no event may Unbiased Science or any of the participants in this podcast be held liable to the listener or anyone else for any decision allegedly made or action allegedly taken or not taken allegedly in reliance on the discussion or information in this podcast or for any damages allegedly resulting from such reliance.

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:19.7	Welcome to Unbiased Science, where we bring scientific method to the madness.
0:26.3	We're your hosts, Dr. Jessica Steyer and Dr. Andrea Love.
0:30.2	And welcome to our very first episode of 2023.
0:36.1	We hope that you all had a very happy and healthy holiday season. We're hitting
0:41.6	2023 hard and we're kicking things off with a podcast episode on a topic that is near and dear
0:48.2	to both of our hearts as animal lovers. And we have a very special guest who will introduce in just one moment.
0:55.8	If you did not listen to our last episode, you should definitely tune into that.
1:01.1	It was a holiday-themed episode.
1:03.1	It was the 12 days of science.
1:05.8	And so we each picked some of our favorite science facts that we wish everyone knew about, ranging from
1:12.4	things about the microbiome, inflammation, marketing ploys related to organic foods, non-GMOs,
1:19.0	clean beauty. We went there. We recapped a lot of topics that we've previously covered,
1:24.7	but they were absolutely worth repeating. So today we are going to
1:29.6	talk about fad pet diets. So as you may or may not know, Andrea and I are avid pet lovers. We both
1:38.3	rescue animals. Andrea, how many cats do you have now? What's your cat count? I'm up to seven at the moment.
1:45.6	Seven. Totally normal. Seven cats. I have four dogs and two cats. So this is something that really is very important to us.
1:56.5	And there's so much misinformation being spread. So we brought on an expert to speak with us
2:03.4	about fad pet diets today.
2:05.4	Dr. Bill Tancredi, thank you so much for joining us, Bill.
2:10.0	That's my pleasure.
2:10.8	So Dr. Tancredi is a doctor of veterinary medicine.
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