Obesity in dogs and its effects on blood biomarkers – Literature review

Authors

  • Maria Cristina de Oliveira
  • Bruna Carolina Lorenzoni Nascimento
  • Rogério Wagner Carrara do Amaral

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Keywords:

blood biomarkers, human-dog relationship, diseases related to the obesity 

Abstract

Obesity and excessive body weight are the most common problems in small animal medicine and are characterized by fat buildup beyond what is required for optimal body working. Its causes, among others, are the overload of carbohydrates and fat providing, neutering and sedentarism, and its negative effects include higher incidence of orthopedic and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and lower lifespan. One of the major obstacles for the obesity study in company animals is the lack of simple and reliable methods for accurate estimation of the adiposity and obesity diagnostic and also the lack of owner’s complicity in the prevention and treatment of the canine obesity. Loss weight programs in dogs positively affect the biomarkers associated with diseases related to the obesity, such as triglycerides, cholesterol and thyroxin in the blood.

Published

2015-09-17

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

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Oliveira MC de, Nascimento BCL, Amaral RWC do. Obesity in dogs and its effects on blood biomarkers – Literature review. Pubvet [Internet]. 2015 Sep. 17 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];4(13). Available from: https://ojs.pubvet.com.br/index.php/revista/article/view/2607

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