Precious Kitchen Cookbook

Precious Kitchen Cookbook

What Happens When Dogs Eat Low Carb Diets?

The answer might surprise you.

thecedlife's avatar
thecedlife
Oct 25, 2023
∙ Paid
5
Share

Dogs have higher protein requirements than humans. According to a review in The Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, dogs have a 90% higher arginine (an amino acid found in proteins) catabolism than humans. This requires a higher intake of high-quality proteins than we need.

Considering that modern dog kibble is up to 70% carbohydrate understan…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Precious Kitchen Cookbook to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Vitachroma LLC
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture