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Sara Hoummady, DMV, PhD, Associate professor in ethology and animal nutrition, UniLaSalle

Is your pooch better or worse off on a cereal-free diet?

Does your doggo have what it takes to digest wheat? Sara Hoummady, Fourni par l'auteur

If there’s one issue that has gripped the dog-loving community for the past few years, it’s that of cereals in dog food, and in particular in the ingredients that make up kibbles.

The charges are manifold: the grains are said to cause bloating, obesity, gluten intolerance diabetes, and be riddled with mycotoxins (toxins produced by microscopic fungi). It took only a few years for the makers of dry dog foods to adapt to these fears, and many now claim to have eliminated cereals from their formulas, with the merits of gluten-free food widely touted.

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