- zo 25 jan 2004, 04:37
#44366
Dit is trouwens wat Pat McKay zegt over granen in haar barf e-book:
Grains Are Not
Part of Their Natural Diet
Grains, such as oats, wheat, rice, barley, etc, are composed mostly
of complex carbohydrates. They are not part of a dog’s natural
diet. In the true natural setting, grains hardly exist at all. Even a
mouse or other prey animal is not going to find much of its
nutrition from grains. Herbivores eat vegetation: plants, seedlings,
leaves, grasses, fruits, blossoms, flowers, etc. Therefore, the argument that dogs eat animals that have grains in their digestive
tracts doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. Prey animals that live near farms
or other civilized areas are likely to have access to grains, but that
is not a truly wild diet.
The Four Clues
Other clues that tell us grains are not necessary for carnivores are:
1) Dogs do not have a dietary requirement for complex
carbohydrates
2) Dogs produce very little amylase which is the enzyme
necessary to digest grains
3) Grains must be cooked or sprouted and thoroughly
chewed to be digested, and carnivores do not chew much
at all
4) Nutrients found in grains are readily available from other
dietary ingredients such as organ meats, bones and
vegetables.
Very Little Amylase
Carnivores cannot maintain long-term production of the quantity of
amylase enzyme necessary to properly digest and utilize grains. As
a result, the immune system becomes irritated and weakened by
the invasion of foreign, non-nutritive protein and carbohydrate
particles. Grains, as well as cooked food, are probably the greatest
cause of pancreatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, overweight, and
plaque buildup on teeth, allergies, skin disorders and other chronic
immune problems. Top off the grains with vaccines and is it any
wonder that we have any dogs at all.
