brdhntr wrote:My guess is the test they did was based on dogs fed pro plan. They probabally do replace their glycogen faster in dogs they are conditioned to that type of diet.
...What helps a dog the most is to be efficient at burning fat, and to transition over rapidly when glycogen is depleted. All calories they take in are eventually turned into glycogen,or stored as fat. When a dog is fed a diet high in fat and protein, it becomes more efficient at digesting them.
I couldn't say what was fed when the referenced numbers were determined, but it's my understanding that there has been more than one study on the subject, and I've also seen 45% 24 hour natural replenishment vs 85% with maltodextrin quoted. But since I understand that sled-doggers take advantage of it, I gather they find benefit above that offered by their heavy-on-the-raw feeding practices.
Would also hope no one who's been paying attention thinks my use of maltodexrin bespeaks a lack of faith in fat as a primary, first-line energy source- and more. Or as my friend Bosco seems to think, that I believe maltodextrin replaces, rather than compliments, sound diet.
