Fitness fans are taking more risks every day to try new options that help them gain muscle mass, but with unhealthy ingredients and unfit for human consumption, little is the case with pet food, according to nutritionists.
This is a new fashion or trend of eating dog food, which could be harmful to health, among other things because the nutritional needs of pets are very different from those of humans.
As if that were not enough, this type of food for animals does not comply with the food safety protocols that human nutrition follows, reports La Razón.
The popularity of pet food consumption has gone viral on the TikTok social network, where some users who talk about fitness dare to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of consuming dog food for protein.
However, and beyond the reproductions that these videos have and the likes, it is important to be aware that this trend is harmful.
More than 3.5 million views on TikTok
It all started last May when Henry Clarisey, a young man who shares fitness content on his @henry.fit profile on TikTok, began to praise the virtues of pet food among his followers.
The young man points out that dog food has a high protein content and in one of his videos he explains that 200 grams of dog food contains 666 grams of protein.
A curious fact is that the numbers do not add up “because in 200 grams of food there cannot be 666 grams of protein.”
Henry also shows that dog food has 47% protein, noting that this food contains a high protein content.
Risks of eating pet food
As its name indicates, pet food is for animals, not suitable for human consumption, since it could carry some risks due to being poorly preserved or contaminated with bacteria that are harmful to humans.
Food for animals is not produced according to the appropriate hygienic and sanitary standards for the preparation of food for human consumption, it collects, The reason.
For her part, the doctor specializing in family medicine, Susa Judas, explains in Know how to live that “dog food is made from by-products of animal origin mixed with cereals and mineral substances and vitamins”.
He clarifies that “It is not toxic, but it is a very inflammatory food, both for dogs and for humans.”
Pet food is animal by-products that may contain ground bones, skin, organs, and animal parts.
He explains that “There is no problem in consuming ground bones, skin, organs, etc. In fact, they provide other nutrients that we do not find in muscle (collagen, some vitamins), but it is not recommended that a meal have a high percentage of by-products of animal origin because it actually means that it has hair, feathers, beaks or hooves. They are very poor in nutrients. All these by-products do is add volume to the food, increase it, to reduce costs. That is why they are not recommended for human consumption.
To gain muscle mass or make changes to your diet, it is best to go to a nutritionist to assess your needs and assign a personalized eating plan.
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