While it isn’t inherently bad to give your dog extra food, it can lead to harmful outcomes. While chubby dogs are often seen ...

As pet owners, we love to spoil our furry companions with treats, extra food, and cuddles. But while a little extra weight ...

It turned out increased obesity risk in Labradors was linked to the same genes and mechanisms that cause obesity in humans.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge studied labrador retrievers, known for being foodie dogs. Read more at ...

Dogs are a good model for studying human obesity because they develop obesity through similar environmental influences as ...

Dogs that are constantly hungry and prone to being overweight share a common bit of biology with some obesity-prone humans.

60% of cats and 59% of dogs in the U.S. are overweight or obese. "The diseases we see in our overweight pets are strikingly similar to those seen in overweight people," Stamper says, naming as ...

UK scientists say they've identified why dogs and humans are more likely to be overweight or obese, which may pave the way for weight loss treatment. rh2010 - stock.adobe.com The team found ...

Researchers identified a gene strongly linked to obesity in pet dogs — and found it is also associated with weight gain in humans.

Second, the study allowed researchers to quantify genetic risk for obesity in individual dogs — and the level of effort ...