Longevity

Nestlé Purina scientists proved the importance of maintaining dogs in a lean body condition when they completed the first ever Canine Lifespan Diet Restriction study. For the Labrador retrievers in the study that were maintained in lean body condition, median life span was extended by 15 percent – or nearly two years. Additionally, the age when 50 percent of the dogs required treatment for a chronic health condition improved to 12 years among the lean body condition dogs, compared to 9.9 years for the control group. This breakthrough study proved that dogs maintained in lean body condition can live longer, healthier lives.