Overview
Present day nutrition dogma is at odds with the diet mammals have been perfected to thrive on. Cellular wisdom in the mammalian genome is the pinnacle of four billion years of evolution and is based on a diet available in the primordial world. Creative humans in the last 10,000 years have revolutionized diet with the domestication of cereal crops, but the mammalian genome has not yet adapted to a diet high in soluble carbohydrate and excess energy. 10,000 years in the history of evolution is the same as one second in five days. The mammalian species is far better perfected to deal with lack of nutrition, the constant problem evolution had to solve. Current nutrition policy gets it wrong with its emphasis on reducing fat in the diet. Why, if fat is the culprit in our diet, has fat consumption declined, yet obesity is skyrocketing, in both pets and people? Why, if fat is the reason for diet excess, does the Atkins diet cause weight loss yet allow unlimited dietary fat? Could it be that fat is not the problem? Maybe we have overlooked something. Often, while pet owners believe they are providing the best nutrition, failure to restrict carbohydrates silently robs their pets of health and longevity. The book explains how behaviour, both of pets and people, is a critical aspect of any proper diet.
Full Product Details
Author: Richard Patton
Publisher: Nottingham University Press
Imprint: Nottingham University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.272kg
ISBN: 9781904761723
ISBN 10: 1904761720
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 11 January 2011
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Author Richard Patton shares his extensive expertise in the field of animal health & nutrition with interesting real life experiences and anecdotes. --Ron V. Josephson, department of Exercise & Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University
Author Information
Patton has a bachelor degree in animal science from the Pennsylvania state University and a masters from Purdue University in reproductive physiology. He also gained a Ph.D in animal nutrition from Virginia University. In his time, Patton has worked in research concerning animal nutrition and nutritional management of disease in pets. Since 1980, Patton has consulted for hundred's of business in all areas of animal nutrition. As well consulting, Patton has also been a guest lecturer at Pennsylvania State University. Patton has 28 scientific publications, two patents and presented numerous times.
