BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Veterinarians and animal nutritionists from BSM Partners, the largest pet care research and consulting firm, and a group of board-certified veterinary cardiologists published the results of a seven-month study that found grain-free diets had no negative impact on canine cardiac function and did not lead to the development of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).

BENTONVILLE，Ark。，2023年10月10日/PRNewswire/-来自BSM合作伙伴的兽医和动物营养学家，最大的宠物护理研究和咨询公司，一组经过董事会认证的兽医心脏病专家发表了一项为期七个月的研究结果，发现无谷物饮食对犬心脏功能没有负面影响，并且不会导致扩张型心肌病（DCM）的发展。

The research appeared in a peer-reviewed article in Frontiers in Animal Science..

该研究发表在动物科学前沿的同行评审文章中。。

'This is the longest prospective study to date evaluating diet and cardiac function,' said Dr. Stacey Leach DVM, DACVIM, an article co-author, and Chief of Cardiology and Associate Teaching Professor of Cardiology at the University of Missouri's Veterinary Health Center. 'To identify any changes in cardiac function over time, our multi-disciplinary team collected and examined a wide cross-section of data.'.

“这是迄今为止评估饮食和心脏功能的最长的前瞻性研究，”密苏里大学兽医健康中心心脏病学主任，DACVIM的Stacey Leach DVM博士说为了确定随着时间的推移心脏功能的任何变化，我们的多学科团队收集并检查了广泛的数据横截面。

For the study, researchers formulated four canine diets. Two diets were grain-free, contained pulse ingredients (peas and lentils) and potatoes, and included either low or high amounts of animal protein. Two diets were grain-inclusive, contained no pulse ingredients or potatoes, and included either low or high amounts of animal protein..

在这项研究中，研究人员制定了四种犬类饮食。两种饮食均无谷物，含有脉冲成分（豌豆和扁豆）和马铃薯，并含有少量或大量的动物蛋白。两种饮食均含谷物，不含脉冲成分或马铃薯，并含有少量或大量的动物蛋白。。

Researchers analyzed cardiac biomarkers, echocardiographic measurements, and endomyocardial biopsies over seven months, and did not detect the development of cardiac dysfunction in any of the sixty-five dogs fed one of the four different diets. None of the dogs developed DCM.

研究人员分析了7个月内的心脏生物标志物，超声心动图测量和心内膜心肌活检，并且没有检测到喂食四种不同饮食之一的65只狗中任何一只的心脏功能障碍的发展。没有狗发展为DCM。

'While our study was unable to identify any dietary correlation to DCM, we continue to encourage our peers to perform and publish peer-reviewed controlled studies in order to improve our understanding of cardiac function and the development of DCM,' said Dr. Stephanie Clark, PhD, CVT, PAS, CFS, Dpl.

Stephanie Clark博士说：“虽然我们的研究无法确定与DCM有任何饮食相关性，但我们继续鼓励我们的同龄人进行并发表同行评审的对照研究，以提高我们对心脏功能和DCM发展的理解。，博士，CVT，PAS，CFS，Dpl。

ACAS, VTS (Nutrition) of BSM Partners, an article co-author and a board-certified companion animal nutritionist..

BSM合作伙伴的ACAS，VTS（营养），文章共同作者和董事会认证的伴侣动物营养师。。

BSM Partners is the largest full-service pet care research, consulting, and strategy-to-shelf product innovation firm. BSM Partners' research professionals collaborate with hundreds of clients ranging from the largest companies to the smallest upstart companies to formulate, review and advise on the development of hundreds of new products each year, including grain-free and grain-inclusive dog foods, treats, and supplements.

BSM合作伙伴是最大的全方位宠物护理研究，咨询和策略货架产品创新公司。BSM合作伙伴的研究专业人员与从最大公司到最小的新贵公司的数百名客户合作，制定，审查和建议每年开发数百种新产品，包括无谷物和含谷物的狗食，零食和补品。

To learn more, go to www.bsmpartners.net..

要了解更多信息，请访问www.bsmpartners.net。。

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