Taste of Nature Weight Control & Joint Care Peptide+ 1.5kg £16.50

WEIGHT CONTROL & J O I N T C A R E DOG FOOD RECIPE.

Maintaining a healthy weight in dogs is essential for long-term everyday health and well-being. Clinical studies have found that up to 65% of dogs have obesity or are above their ideal weight. Excess weight can have adverse effects on health and welfare by increasing the risk of diseases, causing functional impairment, shortening lifespan, and reducing overall quality of life.

Factors that can influence a dog’s body weight include food intake, activity level, neuter status, gender, metabolism, and genetics. Increased weight in dogs is a complex issue, but having an appropriately formulated diet can be part of the solution to help dog owners manage a healthy body weight for their dogs.

THE POWER OF PEPTIDES FOR WEIGHT CONTROL & JOINT CARE

Weight Control Fish peptides have been demonstrated to highly stimulate the secretion of appetite-suppressive molecules such as the peptide hormones cholecystokinin (CCK) from duodenal I-cells and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) from intestinal cells. Short-term this induces a decrease in food intake by increasing the feeling of satiety, and can lead to a decrease in body weight gain. Therefore, in the long term this may decrease adipose tissue by reducing overall food intake.

Joint health Collagen is essential for bone health. It provides the protein matrix (‘scaffolding’) on which calcification (bone mineralisation) can occur. Bone collagen undergoes continual breakdown, repair and renewal, so providing nourishment through dietary collagen or collagen peptides is important to help maintain lifelong, strong, healthy bones.

PEPTIDE+ THE POWER OF PEPTIDES

Peptide+ offers three distinct recipes targeting three therapeutic conditions by harnessing the power of peptides:Skin & Coat | Weight Control & Joint Care | Digestive Health This range utilises the unique power of peptides. However, what are peptides and how do they offer benefits to the dogs you are feeding? What makes this range so unique   

WHAT ARE PEPTIDES?

 To understand peptides, we must first understand protein. Proteins are essentially large molecules made up of ‘individual building blocks’ called amino acids.Imagine a long beaded necklace, then imagine it has been scrunched up and tangled to forma tightly-packed ball. The Gastro-Intestinal (GI) tract breaks down these protein strings into more manageable short chains known as peptides to make protein more digestible.The shorter the peptide chain, the more digestible it is, and the less likely it is to cause allergic responses in animals. With Peptide+, we have taken our Freshtrusion® technology and used a technique called ‘enzymatic hydrolysis’, which mimics the natural breakdown in the digestive system to ‘predigest’ the protein into optimally sized peptides.  

  THE GOLDILOCKS PRINCIPLE   Instinctively, most people would assume that intact protein would be best for a dog to digest as it contains all the nutritional elements together as one long chain. Similarly, you might think that individual amino acids, broken down as small as possible, would be far easier to absorb.However, it has been proven in research studies that the ideal digestibility and absorption rates occur in small-chain peptides. Intact protein can be described as ‘too much’, and individual amino acids ‘too little’, however, small chain peptides are just right. You may even call these ‘perfect peptides’

W H A T  A B O U T  COLLAGEN PEPTIDES?    In the human market, collagen and collagen peptides have become a major focus for pharmaceutical and therapeutic companies. Your may have undoubtedly come across an advert for collagen-based products for a range of different uses, from skin rejuvenation, to hair care and health supplements.In simple terms, collagen plays a vital role in maintaining the structural integrity of various tissues and organs in the body. For the health and well-being of our pets, collagen types I, II, and III are the most relevant.Type I collagen constitutes 90% of the protein content in bones, making it essential for bone health. Types I and II are crucial components of cartilage, ligaments, and tendons, supporting strong and healthy joints in young dogs while preserving mobility and flexibility in older dogs.Additionally, type I and III contribute to the strength and condition of the skin and coat, potentially alleviating dry and itchy skin issues and maintaining skin elasticity.The Peptide+ Weight Control and Joint Care, and the Peptide+ Skin & Coat recipes contain fish collagen peptides which are shown to help soothe joint tenderness, improve mobility, and decrease body weight, BMI and fat mass alike. The Peptide+ Digestive Health recipe contains turkey collagen peptides shownto be beneficial in supporting intestinal health and helping to maintain the barrierfunction which prevent potentially harmful substances from entering the body.

Intact protein can cause allergies A dog or cat may be allergic to specific proteins. The body will detect and react in various ways to the proteins. Hydrolysed protein When proteins are hydrolysed, they are broken downinto small pieces that are unrecognisable to the body, this also increases their digestibility.  Peptides reduce the risk Reducing the size of peptides will minimise the risk of dogs/cats detecting and reaction to the allergenic proteins.

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