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Formula K
Wholesome Nutrition Ltd
1 Overbrook Business Centre
Blackford, Wedmore
Somerset BS28 4PA
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Hills
Prescription Diets r/d Weight Loss
Which dog food is best for your dog? How does Formula K
compare with other brands? Below we look at Hills Prescription
Diets r/d Weight Loss.
Hills Ingredients |
What We Think |
| Maize |
Maize is a particularly high GI carbohydrate
and hence will be converted very rapidly to glucose in
the body once digested. |
| Peanut hulls |
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| Chicken and turkey meal |
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| Soya bean meal |
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| Maize gluten meal |
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| Digest |
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| Soyabean hulls |
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| Vegetable oil |
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| Cellulose |
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| Linseed |
This is only listed
15th, and below salt. |
| Salt |
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| L-carnitine |
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| Potassium chloride |
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| Calcium carbonate |
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| Taurine |
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| Vitamins |
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| Minerals |
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Hills Ingredients |
What We Think |
Maize
is the primary ingredient. Maize is a particularly high
GI carbohydrate and hence will be converted very rapidly
to glucose in the body once digested. This has 2 effects:
- Insulin cause the excess glucose to be converted
to fat, perpetuating the weight problem
- This “spike” in insulin causes
the body to become less sensitive to the
hormone, and hence can lead to type-II diabetes
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With
Formula K all grains have been selected for their low
GI levels, and are included at minimal levels. |
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main principle of this diet is that it contains an exceptionally
high level of indigestible fibre, and hence a low calorie
content. Whilst very high levels of fibre
by-products, such as peanut shells (hulls) can produce
very inexpensive recipes, they can lead to gut compaction,
bloating and lethargy. Also, a number of essential
nutrients, such as omega-3 oils and minerals, can
become bound up in the fibres, and hence are unavailable
for absorption from the gut. Certainly fibre has
a part to play in weight reduction. However, this
is a very extreme way of reducing calorie intact,
and we would expect the food to be quite unpalatable.
Hills Prescription Diet r/d has only 306 calories
per 100 grams. This is one of the lowest calorie
foods available, and has probably been acheived
due to the high fibre content of the diet. |
In
Formula K,
a variety of indigestible, partially digestible, and fully digestible fibres
have been added from oats, brown rice, barley, beet pulp, soya hulls and cellulose.
This provides the benefits of low calories, control of bowel motions, and a source
of energy for the intestinal flora, without the gut compaction risks and lethargy
associated with excessive levels of indigestible fibre. The cost of the ingredients
has not been the main focus with this recipe. |
Linseed
is the only ingredient rich in omega-3 oils.
However, it is only listed 15 th, and below salt. It
is unlikely that the salt content will be above 1% therefore,
the linseed content will be no greater, and hence the
omega-3 contribution is negligible. Omega-3 oils are
very important for cardiac and circulatory health and
my expectation is that this diet will have a very low
content.
The optimal dietary ratio for Omega 6 and 3 is between
5:1 and 10:1. In Hills Prescription Diet r/d the ratio
is 54:1, which is probably due to the prevalence of
vegetable oils in this recipe. A low ratio of Omega
6:3 fatty acids is thought to promote health benefits
including reductions in heart and circulatory disease,
inflammation, joint degradation, tumour growth, skin
complaints. |
The Formula K recipe
contains 1% fish oil, which is an excellent source
of the omega-3 oils DHA & EPA. Whilst it is expensive,
it is commonly acknowledged as being the best source
of these nutrients
The Formula K recipe has the lowest Omega 6:3 ratio
at 13:1. This makes it the best dog food for its use
of Omega 3 and 6. |
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