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A lifetime of proper feeding can significantly extend your dog's healthy years.

A groundbreaking 14-year study* by Purina researchers showed that dogs fed to an ideal body condition** throughout their lives had a median life span of 1.8 years longer—and were considerably healthier—than their paired counterpart. And although the dogs in the study generally developed the same health conditions as they aged, treatment for those conditions was delayed approximately two years for the lean-fed dogs.

This study was groundbreaking in a number of ways, and its findings have changed the way we look at the connection between nutrition and health:

• First completed study of its kind to last the entire life span of a larger mammal
• 14-year study conducted at Purina PetCare Center in Missouri
• 48 Labrador Retrievers were paired, then randomly placed in two different groups
• All dogs received the same 100-percent nutritionally complete and balanced foods—only the amount differed
• First completed study to document that feeding to an ideal
  body condition increases survival time in mammals larger
  than rodents

Read more about the study’s methodology and findings
See how your dog’s body condition compares to the
ideal.

This study is just one more way that Purina shows its
commitment to the health and well-being of pets. Because
in the end, pet care isn’t just our business, it’s our passion.

*JAVMA, Vol. 220, No. 9, May 1, 2002, pp.1315-1320

**Lean or ideal body condition refers to the evaluation of body physique
in pets as an indicator of their overall health and well-being, generally
falling into three categories: too heavy, ideal and too thin.

Additional Reading:

Purina Life Span Study

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