Calories, Carbs and Fat..oh my!

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George&Bert

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Ok so what makes them fat and sick?

Taste of the Wild is: 390 kcal 42 pro 18 fat 20 % carbs est,
Wellness Core is : 502 45 18 11
Natura EVO is : 602 50 20 06
Which one will make them fat?
So with the EVO 36k of the calories are from carbs..is that right? (per cup)
With the Core 55k
Taste 78k
 
Where do those values come from, and is it wet or dry food?

Carl
 
I don't know the formula off the top of my head, but can you plug those numbers in Janet's calculator?

To answer your question, though.... all food, even zero carb food, can make a cat fat. Eat more calories than you need or use, and you gain weight. Cats actually have zero need for carbs of any sort. The turn protein and fat into "energy". Excess calories turn into fat. Here's a great page to read:
http://maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm

All animals have a metabolic requirement for glucose. Carnivores, such as the cat, convert glucogenic amino acids and glycerol to glucose for the maintenance of blood glucose, and therefore, have no established dietary requirement for carbohydrates.

Because cats have adapted to diets high in protein and low in carbohydrate, continuous activity of amino acid catabolic enzymes provides a continuous source of carbon skeletons for glucose or energy production and nitrogen for synthesis of dispensable amino acids and other nitrogenous compounds. This continuous metabolic state causes the cat to catabolize a substantial amount of protein after each meal, regardless of its protein content. The cat does not have the capability to conserve nitrogen from the body's general nitrogen pool leading to an obligate nitrogen loss and a higher dietary protein requiremerit than omnivores.

In general, an absence of dietary carbohydrate in the feline diet will not affect blood glucose levels or cause an energy deficiency; this is because the body can use protein and the glycerol portion of fat for glucose production, and fat and protein for energy.
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Carl
 
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