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Effect of total dietary fiber on satiety in dogs.
Author(s) -
Yamka Ryan Michael,
Friesen Kim
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.1117.3
Subject(s) - body weight , dietary fiber , food intake , zoology , medicine , dry matter , food science , chemistry , biology
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of feeding two foods with elevated levels of total dietary fiber on satiety in dogs. Both foods were formulated to contain similar levels of total dietary fiber (TDF; > 25% dry matter basis). The foods were fed to two groups of 10 beagles (average age = 4.64 ± 2.79 years; average weight = 14.0 ± 2.2 kg) for a period of 16 weeks in order to determine the effect of total dietary fiber on satiety. During the study dogs were given ad libitum access to the foods for a period of 45 minutes. Food intake was recorded daily and body weight was recorded weekly to determine the effects of fiber on satiety and weight maintenance. During the 16 week study, body weight decreased (1.4 kg on average; P < 0.01) on both treatments while intake increased (82 g on average; P < 0.01). There were no differences between the two treatments for intake or body weight at week 1 or 16 indicating that the level of TDF in the food was efficacious in promoting satiety in beagles. Interestingly, dogs only lost weight during weeks 1 to 4 and then maintained body weight thereafter (weeks 4 to 16). The results of this study demonstrate that satiety and body weight can be controlled in beagles fed ad libitum with foods containing > 25% total dietary fiber.