{"topic_id":"evidence_canine_obesity_weight_management","category":"evidence","context":"---\ntopic_id: evidence_canine_obesity_weight_management\ncategory: evidence\ntitle: \"Canine obesity — weight-management diet — representative studies (Europe PMC)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Europe PMC REST search (europepmc.org), query 'dog obesity diet weight management', 2589 hits, pulled 2026-07-21\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_canine_obesity_weight_management_2026-07-21.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-21\ntokens_estimated: 220\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 30\n  passed: 30\n  date: 2026-07-21\n---\n\n# Canine obesity — weight-management diet — representative studies (Europe PMC)\n\nSource: Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search, query \"dog obesity diet weight management\", 2589 hits (2026-07-21). Each entry is a first-hand peer-reviewed study; the abstract opening is quoted verbatim from the publisher abstract. Six representative studies below.\n\n1. PMID 42071970 — Overweight and Obesity in Dogs and Cats: An Exploration of Animal Welfare and Behaviour Impacts, and Recommendations for Management in Veterinary Primary Care. (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026). Abstract (opening): Overweight and obesity are prevalent among companion dogs and cats in the Western world. Affected animals are at risk of comorbidities and reduced longevity. This narrative review\n2. PMID 42166942 — Metabolic and urinary profiles in normal-weight, overweight and obese dogs: clinical response to an individualised weight loss programme. (Research in veterinary science, 2026). Abstract (opening): Canine overweight and obesity mirrors human trends, emphasizing a One Health perspective. This prospective study evaluated haematological, biochemical and urinary parameters,\n3. PMID 42071988 — Advances in Functional Pet Food Research: Health-Driven Ingredients, Nutritional Targets and Evidence-Based Claims. (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026). Abstract (opening): Functional pet food has grown rapidly, in line with the accelerated humanization of pets, growing attention to relations between diet and health, and mounting sustainability\n4. PMID 41652624 — Lower prevalence of obesity and nutritional imbalances in dogs fed a raw meat-based diet (RMBD) compared to a commercial complete diet. (BMC veterinary research, 2026). Abstract (opening): Background Canine obesity is a significant health concern in spite of current feeding trends claiming healthier diets. Among these trends, raw meat-based diets (RMBD) have gained\n5. PMID 41491967 — Behavioural susceptibility to environmental influences in obesity- evidence from a companion animal model. (BMC veterinary research, 2026). Abstract (opening): Obesity is often pejoratively viewed as the consequence of poor self-restraint with the influence of genetics on individuals’ drive to eat overlooked. We studied pet dogs (Canis\n6. PMID 41893683 — Effects of a Low-Fat Diet Supplemented with Plant Extract on Lipid Metabolism, Antioxidant Capacity, Inflammation, and Gut Microbiota in Healthy Beagles. (Veterinary sciences, 2026). Abstract (opening): Obesity has become a major disease in dogs and cats. Dietary management is a preventive measure because controlling energy intake (e.g., portion size and diet energy density)\n\nNote: study selection and synthesis are left to the API consumer; this topic only surfaces primary sources with verbatim abstract openings.\n\nSource text: `pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_canine_obesity_weight_management_2026-07-21.txt` (Europe PMC REST, 2026-07-21).\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":220,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}