Advanced search
1 file | 406.53 KB Add to list

Nutritional modulation of insulin resistance in the true carnivorous cat: a review

Adronie Verbrugghe (UGent) , Myriam Hesta (UGent) , Sylvie Daminet (UGent) and Geert Janssens (UGent)
Author
Organization
Abstract
Cats are strict carnivores dial rely on nutrients in animal tissues to meet their specific and unique nutritional requirements. In their natural habitat, cats consume prey high in protein with moderate amounts offal and minimal carbohydrates in contrast to commercial diets, which are sometimes moderate to high in carbohydrates. This change in diet has been accompanied by a shift from an outdoor environment to an indoor lifestyle and decreased physical activity, because cats no longer need to hunt to obtain food. This transformation of the lifestyle of cats is thought to be responsible for the recent increase in incidence of obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes mellitus in domestic cats. At first, an overview of the evolutionary physiological adaptations of carbohydrate digestion in the feline digestive tract and of the hepatic carbohydrate and protein metabolism reflecting the true carnivorous nature of cats is given. Secondly, this literature review deals with nutritional modulation of insulin sensitivity, focusing on dietary macronutrients, carbohydrate sources, and dietary fiber for prevention and treatment of insulin resistance.
Keywords
cat, Carnivore, insulin resistance, nutrition, FELINE DIABETES-MELLITUS, IN-VITRO FERMENTATION, DIETARY INSOLUBLE FIBER, D-GLUCOSE TRANSPORT, PROTEIN-INTAKE, DOMESTIC CAT, OBESE CATS, CARBOHYDRATE-METABOLISM, BACTERIAL-FLORA, AMYLOSE CONTENT

Downloads

  • (...).pdf
    • full text
    • |
    • UGent only
    • |
    • PDF
    • |
    • 406.53 KB

Citation

Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:

MLA
Verbrugghe, Adronie, et al. “Nutritional Modulation of Insulin Resistance in the True Carnivorous Cat: A Review.” CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION, vol. 52, no. 1–3, 2012, pp. 172–82, doi:10.1080/10408398.2010.499763.
APA
Verbrugghe, A., Hesta, M., Daminet, S., & Janssens, G. (2012). Nutritional modulation of insulin resistance in the true carnivorous cat: a review. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION, 52(1–3), 172–182. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2010.499763
Chicago author-date
Verbrugghe, Adronie, Myriam Hesta, Sylvie Daminet, and Geert Janssens. 2012. “Nutritional Modulation of Insulin Resistance in the True Carnivorous Cat: A Review.” CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION 52 (1–3): 172–82. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2010.499763.
Chicago author-date (all authors)
Verbrugghe, Adronie, Myriam Hesta, Sylvie Daminet, and Geert Janssens. 2012. “Nutritional Modulation of Insulin Resistance in the True Carnivorous Cat: A Review.” CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION 52 (1–3): 172–182. doi:10.1080/10408398.2010.499763.
Vancouver
1.
Verbrugghe A, Hesta M, Daminet S, Janssens G. Nutritional modulation of insulin resistance in the true carnivorous cat: a review. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION. 2012;52(1–3):172–82.
IEEE
[1]
A. Verbrugghe, M. Hesta, S. Daminet, and G. Janssens, “Nutritional modulation of insulin resistance in the true carnivorous cat: a review,” CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION, vol. 52, no. 1–3, pp. 172–182, 2012.
@article{828927,
  abstract     = {{Cats are strict carnivores dial rely on nutrients in animal tissues to meet their specific and unique nutritional requirements. In their natural habitat, cats consume prey high in protein with moderate amounts offal and minimal carbohydrates in contrast to commercial diets, which are sometimes moderate to high in carbohydrates. This change in diet has been accompanied by a shift from an outdoor environment to an indoor lifestyle and decreased physical activity, because cats no longer need to hunt to obtain food. This transformation of the lifestyle of cats is thought to be responsible for the recent increase in incidence of obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes mellitus in domestic cats. At first, an overview of the evolutionary physiological adaptations of carbohydrate digestion in the feline digestive tract and of the hepatic carbohydrate and protein metabolism reflecting the true carnivorous nature of cats is given. Secondly, this literature review deals with nutritional modulation of insulin sensitivity, focusing on dietary macronutrients, carbohydrate sources, and dietary fiber for prevention and treatment of insulin resistance.}},
  author       = {{Verbrugghe, Adronie and Hesta, Myriam and Daminet, Sylvie and Janssens, Geert}},
  issn         = {{1040-8398}},
  journal      = {{CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION}},
  keywords     = {{cat,Carnivore,insulin resistance,nutrition,FELINE DIABETES-MELLITUS,IN-VITRO FERMENTATION,DIETARY INSOLUBLE FIBER,D-GLUCOSE TRANSPORT,PROTEIN-INTAKE,DOMESTIC CAT,OBESE CATS,CARBOHYDRATE-METABOLISM,BACTERIAL-FLORA,AMYLOSE CONTENT}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1-3}},
  pages        = {{172--182}},
  title        = {{Nutritional modulation of insulin resistance in the true carnivorous cat: a review}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2010.499763}},
  volume       = {{52}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}

Altmetric
View in Altmetric
Web of Science
Times cited: