Andrew T. Miller

TL;DR: It is shown that cats have a ceiling for carbohydrate intake, which limits ingestion and constrains them to deficits in protein and fat intake (relative to their target) on high-carbohydrate foods.

TL;DR: It is shown that the macronutrient content of the diet was regulated to a protein:fat:carbohydrate ratio of approximately 30:63:7% by energy, a value that was remarkably similar across breeds, and interpreted in relation to the evolutionary history of domestic dogs and equivalent studies on domestic cats.

TL;DR: Results indicate that a mammalian obligate carnivore, the domestic cat, is able to regulate food selection and intake to balance macronutrient intake despite differences in moisture content and textural properties of the foods provided.

TL;DR: The time lag between eating the HS diet and the subsequent prolonged elevation of plasma glucose concentration seen in cats may reflect metabolic adaptations that result in a slower digestive and absorptive capacity for complex carbohydrate.

TL;DR: Improved accuracy in estimations of MER could be made for each dog if an accelerometer was used to record its daily activity, and a marked improvement in predictive accuracy of the regression model, compared with that for a model that used only body weight.