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Vegetables on a dog's plant-based diet

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Vegetables as a sources of phytonutrients to protect our dog's health

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  • Chemicals found in plants, called phytonutrients help to protect and repair cells from damage. (study)

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  • Phytonutrients in vegetables and leafy greens contribute to the maintenance of good health, not only through their antioxidant activity, but also as anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic agents. (study)

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  • Phytonutrients also enhance immunity and intercellular communication, repair DNA damage from exposure to toxins, detoxify carcinogens, balance hormone metabolism, and provide increased benefits to mood, cognitive function and performance.  (study 1)    & (study2) 

Vegetables as a sources of phytonutrients to protect our dog's health

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  • Feeding senior dogs a diet rich in antioxidants from a mixture of fruits and vegetables along with certain mitochondrial cofactors, has been shown to counteract the effects of free radical damage on the brain, leading to decreased rates of cognitive decline as they aged and improved age-related behavioral changes. (study)

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  • Evidence that fruit and vegetables represent a source of the developing gut microbiota.(study)

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  • Increasing total carotenoid, beta carotene, alpha carotene, cryptoxanthin, and lycopene  concentrations from vegetables and fruits were associated with higher gut bacterial diversity (study)

Regular fresh vegetables consumptions as a preventive therapy against cancer in canines 

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  • Study found that dogs consuming vegetables at least 3 times per week, experienced a reduction in cancer risk of between 69-88%. The vegetables highlighted in the study included cruciferous, green-leafy, yellow-orange, tomatoes, green beans, green peppers, celery and peas. (study)

  • A study investigating the relationship between kibble diet and cancer incidence found that a non-processed, low-cooked diet: "The low AGE and metaflammation diet is suggested as a treatment and inflammatory recovery aide from cancer" (study)

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  • Results from 206 human epidemiologic studies and 22 animal studies demonstrate strong evidence for a protective effect of greater vegetable and fruit consumption is consistent for cancers of the stomach, esophagus, lung, oral cavity and pharynx, endometrium, pancreas, and colon. The types of vegetables or fruit that most often appear to be protective against cancer are raw vegetables, followed by allium vegetables, carrots, green vegetables, cruciferous vegetables, and tomatoes. (study)

Regular fresh vegetables consumptions as a preventive therapy against cancer in canines 

  • Fresh Food Consumption Increases Microbiome Diversity and Promotes Changes in Bacteria Composition on the Skin of Pet Dogs Compared to Dry Foods.

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  • Dry diets (kibble) have been established by science to promote a decrease in skin microbiome (study). Including fresh, preferably uncooked vegetables in your dog's food on a daily basis will develop a more healthy and diversified skin microbiome, lowering the prevalence of skin disorders and skin allergies. (study)

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