Vegan-fed cats less often reported overweight in survey

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCats fed vegan diets were reported overweight less often than cats fed meat-based diets in an online survey, though the difference was not statistically significant, Phys.org reports.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe survey covered thirteen hundred and five cats, and only about a hundred and twenty-seven ate vegan. Of those, four were reported overweight.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFour.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFour cats, Hank. And the range of results ran from eighty-two percent lower to a hundred and forty-two percent higher.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorChance could explain the whole gap. So naturally, we're giving them an award.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThen by the power vested in this desk, the vegan-fed cats of Frontiers in Animal Science are BBN's Pets of the Day.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOfficial title: Lightest Paws in a Result Nobody Can Rely On. Career stats: one hundred twenty-seven surveyed, four flagged, zero conclusions.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe study's author said we can't conclude vegan diets definitely protect cats against becoming overweight. He called the trends interesting.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhich is scientist for: could be, could not be, who knows.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd I want to say, sincerely, that these four cats carried a whole survey on their shoulders. Their small, reportedly normal shoulders.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI'm a bit choked up.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRating: four paws, no significance.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOf the one hundred twenty-seven, the other hundred and twenty-three get their trophies in the post, pending significance.