How Diet and Heart Disease Are Linked with Veterinary Cardiologist Dr. Josh Stern

You might have heard about a link that has been found between certain diets and a type of heart disease in dogs called DCM or dilated cardiomyopathy. 

Despite the fact that this link has been found across at least 7 publications and 1,100 cases, pet food companies still want us to believe that these diets are safe for dogs. 

Dr. Josh Stern is here to explain the controversy and share his research findings. He's also sharing some of his new research with pharmacogenetics.

Dr. Josh Stern DVM, PhD (Genetics), DACVIM (Cardiology) is chief of the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital's cardiology service and has authored or co-authored more than 80 publications. He runs the Stern Cardiac Genetics lab at Davis, where he's already had significant breakthroughs and contributions to science.

If you want to know more about what to feed your dog be sure to tune in! 

Resources Mentioned:

Stern Translational Cardiac Genetics and Pharmacogenomics Laboratory 

UC Davis Veterinary Medicine: UC Davis Investigates Link Between Dog Diets and Deadly Heart Disease 

FDA Investigation into Potential Link between Certain Diets and Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy 

WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee: Recommendations on Selecting Pet Foods 

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