Royal Canin 'Urban life'

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Liz w — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 20:27:00 GMT

Probably better value than what he's paid so far to reduce his times....

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Martin Atkinson — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 19:07:43 GMT

[quote user="Liz white"]My cyclist husband has been drinking beetroot juice like mad since he read a month ago that it increases EPO naturally. Don't know where he read it - but it wouldn't have been a scientific journal.

[/quote]He's got his wires crossed I think. AFAIR the research indicated the improvement came from increased efficiency of the mitochondria so it is at a cellular level rather than getting the oxygen there in the first place with increased HCT. Its not going to turn a donkey into a race horse but it showed an improvement of several seconds over a short time trial which is enough to win or not.

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Liz w — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:40:29 GMT

My cyclist husband has been drinking beetroot juice like mad since he read a month ago that it increases EPO naturally. Don't know where he read it - but it wouldn't have been a scientific journal.

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bob lehner — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:22:14 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]Could be why people who eat a diet high in foods rich in flavenoids (read antioxidants) such as red fruits and green veg are healthy[/quote]

Well that's good news - I live almost entirely on salad, green veg and fruit - should outlive all you carnivores - yippeee!

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Martin Atkinson — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:05:31 GMT

[quote user="bob lehner"]Anti-oxidants (whatever they are) seem to be the new cure-all for everything from cancer to 'urban stress'.[/quote]There is plenty of evidence to suggest this is indeed just the case Bob and in the case of beetroot the nitrates have also been shown to have a statistically measurable benefit in performance in athletes. Could be why people who eat a diet high in foods rich in flavenoids (read antioxidants) such as red fruits and green veg are healthier or maybe they just lead a generally healthier lifestyle full stop!

Now whether it is worth putting it in dog food and promoting as an antidote to urban life is another matter.

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Rebecca MacMillan — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:57:16 GMT

[quote user="Bob Russell"]

A handful of good quality diets would be OK for 95% of healthy dogs.

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Agreed. I'm glad others agree with my thoughts on this! It just disturbs me when a generally well thought of brand releases a product like this. I think it probably does their company more harm than good in trying to promote such far fetched ideas! I think it undermines and de-values their other products that do actually have some worth, ie some of the prescription diets, making owners much more sceptical.

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Bob Russell — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:23:07 GMT

"28 out of 40 women said their skin looked younger"

Advertising claptrap. I am not impressed with the idea of breed specific or even many of the age claims. Dogs come in an almost infinite number of shapes and sizes, living vastly different lifestyles.

A handful of good quality diets would be OK for 95% of healthy dogs.

Does anyone know how many diets RC make?

Where was the three legged border collie diet when I really needed it?

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No Name — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:52:18 GMT

Looks like they are just trying to fill a niche in the market - I bet there will be some people out there who really do think antioxidants are a wonderful cure it all and might try out this food?

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Francisco Gomez — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:42:58 GMT

Is there a proper study regarding this? Otherwise they're going to have more and more trouble to defend their position against RMD supporters...

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Sammy82 — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:06:05 GMT

Disease, age and level of activity specific diets make sense, as well as different kibble size. Everything else is just marketing. I have my doubts about the superior quality (as suggested by the price) too. Beetrootpulp in catfood? No thanks.

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Bob Russell — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 10:56:47 GMT

More bu**shit from RC, I suspect.

They must have people sitting around trying to think of new markets to create, then fill!

Pseudoscientific nonsense, typical of the way RC work now IMO!

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bob lehner — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 10:03:39 GMT

Well I have to say I am highly dubious about this kind of thing.

It seems to me that the pet food industry is going down the same path as the cosmetics industry - selling heavily advertised and vastly over-priced rubbish, based on pseudo-science, to a highly gullible public who appear to have more money than common sense.

Anti-oxidants (whatever they are) seem to be the new cure-all for everything from cancer to 'urban stress'.