Assessing the adequacy of essential nutrient intake in obese dogs undergoing energy restriction for weight loss: a cohort study

German, Alexander J.; Holden, Shelley L.; Serisier, Samuel; Queau, Yann; Biourge, Vincent

doi:10.1186/s12917-015-0570-y

Table 5 Obese dogs not meeting NRC requirements during weight loss

From: Assessing the adequacy of essential nutrient intake in obese dogs undergoing energy restriction for weight loss: a cohort study

Nutrient	Recommended allowance^a			Adequate intake^b			Minimum requirement^c
Nutrient	NRC ^d	No. less^e	%^f	NRC	No. less^e	%^f	NRC	No. less^e	%^f
Crude protein (g)	3.28	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---	2.62	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Arginine (g)	0.110	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---	0.092	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Histidine (g)	0.062	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---	0.048	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Isoleucine (g)	0.120	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---	0.098	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Methionine & cysteine (g)	0.21	7, 12, 9	26, 44, 33	---	---	---	0.17	1, 2, 1	4, 7, 4
Leucine (g)	0.22	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---	0.18	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Lysine (g)	0.110	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---	0.092	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Phenylalanine & tyrosine (g)	0.24	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---	0.19	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Threonine (g)	0.14	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---	0.11	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Tryptophan (g)	0.046	1, 2, 1	4, 7, 4	---	---	---	0.036	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Valine (g)	0.16	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---	0.13	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Linoleic acid (g)	0.36	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	0.30	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Calcium (g)	0.130	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---	0.059	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Phosphorus (g)	0.10	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	0.10	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Magnesium (mg)	19.70	27, 27, 27	100,100,100	---	---	---	5.91	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Sodium (mg)	26.2	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---	9.85	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Potassium (g)	0.14	1, 2, 1	4, 7, 4	0.14	1, 2, 1	4, 7, 4	---	---	---
Chloride (mg)	40	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	40	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Iron (mg)	1.0	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	1.0	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Copper (mg)	0.2	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	0.2	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Zinc (mg)	2.0	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	2.0	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Manganese (mg)	0.16	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	0.16	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Selenium (μg)	11.8	27, 27, 27	100,100,100	11.8	27, 27, 27	100,100,100	---	---	---
Iodine (mg)	29.6	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---	23.6	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Vitamin A (IU)	50	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	40	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Vitamin D3 (IU)	0.45	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	0.36	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Vitamin E (IU)	1.0	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	0.8	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Thiamine (mg)	0.074	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	0.059	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Riboflavin (mg)	0.171	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---	0.138	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Pyridoxine (mg)	0.049	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---	0.040	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Niacin (mg)	0.49	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	0.39	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Pantothenic acid (mg)	0.49	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	0.40	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Cobalamin (μg)	1.15	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	0.92	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Folic acid (μg)	8.9	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	7.1	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0	---	---	---
Choline (mg)	56.0	17, 24, 20	63, 89, 74	45.0	1, 2, 1	4, 7, 4	---	---	---

^aRecommended allowance: the concentration of nutrient demonstrated to support a defined physiological state [15]
^bAdequate intake: the concentration of nutrient demonstrated to support a defined physiological state when no minimal requirement has been demonstrated [15]
^cMinimum requirement: the minimal concentration of a maximally bioavailable nutrient that will support a defined physiological state [15]
^dAll requirements are expressed as the unit stated per kg BW^0.75
^eThe number of dogs with nutrient intakes less than NRC cut-off based upon maximum, minimum, and mean daily intakes, respectively
^fThe percentage of dogs with nutrient intakes less than NRC cut-off based upon maximum, minimum, and mean daily intakes, respectively. Please see the footnote of Table 4 for definitions of maximum, minimum and mean intakes

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