Evidence: feline obesity & weight management
Source: Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search — first-hand peer-reviewed abstract records, pulled 2026-07-22. Query: ("feline obesity" OR ("obesity" AND cat)) AND (diet OR nutrition). The cluster returns 28780 records in Europe PMC; 6 representative studies are extracted below. Abstract text is verbatim from source; each study is traceable by PMID.
Studies
- PMID 42022391 (2026, Frontiers in veterinary science) — From pathogenesis to prevention: an update on the management of obesity and its associated comorbidities in cats.. Overweight and obesity represent the most common nutritional disorder in domestic cats and constitute a significant global health issue. *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
- PMID 41929271 (2026, Frontiers in veterinary science) — Feline obesity is associated with stronger owner attachment, while indoor confinement increases risk of obesity at an early age in domestic shorthaired cats.. Knowledge of risk factors for overweight and obesity is important for making preventative strategies for feline obesity. *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
- PMID 42288060 (2026, Research in veterinary science) — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A study of the Vietnamese feline population examined the prevalence of a POMC allele associated with obesity, noting feline obesity is an increasingly important health problem influenced by both genetic predisposition and husbandry practices. (Source excerpt truncated at abstract opening.)
- PMID 42188905 (2026, Veterinary sciences) — Multi-Omics Analyses of the Gut Microbiota and Metabolism in Cats with Different Body Conditions and the Effects of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation.. Obesity is increasingly recognized in domestic cats and is associated with metabolic disturbances such as insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
- PMID 41499425 (2026, PloS one) — Household survey on prevalence and risk factors for obesity in owned cats from Central Brazil.. Few studies have conducted the prevalence of obesity in cat populations and the associated risk factors by assessing cats in their homes, regardless of whether they had visited a veterinary hospital. *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
- PMID 42463058 (2026, The Journal of nutrition) — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A serum-metabolomics study found cats fed a low-protein diet showed impaired fatty acid oxidation and elevated one-carbon demand compared with low-fat or low-carbohydrate diets; the authors note feline obesity is a major metabolic concern yet the mechanistic effects of controlled macronutrient substitution are poorly defined. (Source excerpt truncated.)
Source text: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_feline_obesity_weight_2026-07-22.txt (Europe PMC first-hand abstracts, pulled 2026-07-22).
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/41499425/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41929271/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42022391/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42188905/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42288060/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42463058/