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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 w/d Weight Maintenance
Which dog food is best for your dog? How does Formula K
compare with other brands? Below we look at Hills Prescription
Diets w/d Weight Maintenance.
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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| Vegetable oil |
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| Maize gluten meal |
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| Linseed |
This is only listed
15th, and below salt. |
| Soyabean hulls |
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| Potassium chloride |
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| L-carnitine |
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| Salt |
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| L-lysine |
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| Calcium carbonate |
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| Dicalcium phosphate |
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| Taurine |
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| L-tryptophan |
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| DL-methionine |
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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. |
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 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 |
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