Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals- What's Up in 2016?
Wynn, S.G.
This article reviews functional foods and nutraceuticals, such as probióticos or other molecules, used by the followers of the alternative medicine movement, and the scientific basics (or their absence) that support their use.
Information is provided on the capacity of dogs to metabolize omega-3 fatty acids (FA). Also there is a review on the effects of omega-3 FA on skin and coat, inflammatory responses, and neurologic development in puppies.
Oxidative damage has been implicated as a contributor to aging and various chronic diseases. This sudy wnts to demostrate that normal dogs and cats experience oxidative damage and that increased dietary levels of antioxidants may decrease in vivo measures of oxidative damage.