Canine obesity — weight-management diet — representative studies (Europe PMC)

Canine obesity — weight-management diet — representative studies (Europe PMC)

Source: 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.

1. 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 *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
2. PMID 42166942 — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A 2026 Research in Veterinary Science prospective study of normal-weight, overweight, and obese dogs evaluated hematological, biochemical, and urinary parameters and the clinical response to an individualized weight-loss programme; the excerpt is cut off before the specific results.
3. 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 *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
4. 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 *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
5. 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 *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
6. 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) *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*

Note: study selection and synthesis are left to the API consumer; this topic only surfaces primary sources with verbatim abstract openings.

Source text: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_canine_obesity_weight_management_2026-07-21.txt (Europe PMC REST, 2026-07-21).

License & attribution

Mixed licensing per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3: Open Access (CC BY / CC BY-NC / CC BY-NC-ND) studies are reproduced verbatim with attribution under their specific CC license; non-Open-Access studies are paraphrased as derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten). Original records:

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41491967/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41652624/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41893683/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42071970/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42071988/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42166942/