

在狗或猫的一生中,心脏可以跳动超过 10 亿次。1, 2
在持续的工作负荷下,健康心脏的静息能量代谢高于体内的任何其他器官。每个心肌细胞内数千个生产 ATP 的线粒体需要大量的营养物质支持,才能保证心脏持续不断地跳动。3, 4
然而,人们往往忽视了营养物质在心脏健康中的作用。
Purina 的研究表明,特定的营养混合物可以改善早期粘液瘤性二尖瓣疾病 (MMVD) 患犬的关键心脏指标,减缓心脏疾病的进展 5 。
如果膳食干预能减缓早期 MMVD 患犬的疾病进展,那么营养物质还能对心脏健康起到什么作用呢?
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