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Dog obesity: can dog caregivers' (owners') feeding and exercise intentions and behaviors be predicted from attitudes?
Contributor(s):: Rohlf, V. I., Toukhsati, S., Coleman, G. J., Bennett, P. C.
Dog obesity is a common nutritional disorder affecting up to 40% of the companion animal (pet) dog population in Australia and other developed nations. A clear understanding of factors determining relevant caregiver (owner) behaviors underpins effective treatment for this disorder. The theory of...
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Companion dogs as weight loss partners
Contributor(s):: Kushner, R. F.
This paper reviews the beneficial impact of companion dogs on social support and physical activity, and their role in obesity management.
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Effect modification by familial predisposition when analyzing the influence of breastfeeding and pet keeping on the development of allergic diseases in children
Contributor(s):: Pohlabeln, H.
Introduction: In epidemiological studies an effect modification occurs if a statistical association between an exposure and an outcome differs depending on the levels of a third variable, which is not a deficiency of the study. However, if an effect modification is not accounted for in the...
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The PPET study: people and pets exercising together
| Contributor(s):: Kushner, R. F., Blatner, D. J., Jewell, D. E., Rudloff, K.
Objective: Obesity is a significant public health problem that is affecting people and their pets. The human-companion animal bond and the role of pets in providing social support provides a rationale framework for studying the effectiveness of a combined people and pets (PP) exercising...
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Uncertainties of nutrigenomics and their ethical meaning
| Contributor(s):: Korthals, M., Komduur, R.
Again and again utopian hopes are connected with the life sciences (no hunger, health for everyone; life without diseases, longevity), but simultaneously serious research shows uncertain, incoherent, and ambivalent results. It is unrealistic to expect that these uncertainties will disappear. We...
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Prototypes connect human diabetes with feline and canine diabetes in the context of animal-human bonds: an anthropological analysis
| Contributor(s):: Rock, M., Babinec, P.
This study explored whether previous experiences with human diabetes influenced how people perceived and responded to the onset of diabetes in a companion animal, and if the experience of diabetic pet care might influence people's thinking and actions in relation to human health. We conducted a...
