Nutritional Supplements for Animal Athletes - What Keeps Joints Happy? Part 5
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              p.1 p.1 Matt Brunke, DVM, CCRP, CVPP, CVA Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR ANIMAL ATHLETES, WHAT KEEPS JOINT HAPPY?: 
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              p.1 p.1 Matt Brunke, DVM, CCRP, CVPP, CVA Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR ANIMAL ATHLETES, WHAT KEEPS JOINT HAPPY?: 
 PART FIVEp.1
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              p.2 p.2 Nutritional Supplements for Muscle Recovery/Strengthening p.2
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              p.3 p.3 What’s in them? 
 - Creatine
 - Whey protein isolate/protein/specific amino acids (DL-methionine, L-lysine, L-carnitine)
 - Chromium
 - Dimethylglycine
 - Lecithinp.3
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              p.4 p.4 Creatine 
 - Amino acid derivative in the body - skeletal muscle, heart, brain, other
 - Anaerobic formation of ATP
 - Human studies show may help performance and strength in repeated bouts of MAXIMAL exercise of short duration (<30 seconds) weights, cycling
 - No studies in dogs
 - Side effect: WEIGHT GAINp.4
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              p.5 p.5 Whey protein isolate 
 - Milk!
 - Human studies - resistance training
 - Mixed results for muscle recovery, mass, strength
 - No studies in dogs
 - Dosage???p.5
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              p.6 p.6 Chromium 
 - Essential trace mineral found in many foods: meat, cheese, whole grain foods, fresh fruits, fresh veggies, brewer’s yeast
 - Needed for carbohydrate and fat metabolism
 - Helpful for people with diabetes, not in dogs.
 - Supplement promoted for building muscle. NO RESEARCH PROVESp.6
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              p.7 p.7 Dimethylglycine 
 - Antioxidant naturally in the body, beans, cereal grains
 - Marketed to support performance by decreasing lactic acid build up
 - BUT NO RESEARCH
 - May support immune function - conflicting researchp.7
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              p.8 p.8 Lecithin 
 - Fat in the body, egg yolks, soybeans
 - Emulsifying agent
 - May support gut barrier
 - Marketed to support athletic performance, but no data.p.8
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              p.10 p.10 Reading at home Nutraceuticals in Veterinary Medicine p.10
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              p.13 p.13 What’s that mean? 
 - Journal of the American Neutraceutical
 Association: 3(1) 32038, 2000.
 - No correlation between price and label claim
 - Only 6/32 had at least 90% of what they claimed to have.
 - Report didn’t look at source, efficacy, etc.p.13
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              p.14 p.14 Systematic Review Dietary Supplements for Treating Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis p.14
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              p.15 p.15 What about what I am using? - Client p.15
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              p.16 p.16 Math!!! 
 - 130 lb Newfoundland (should be 100)
 - Joint treats - $10/bag
 - 3-5 bags a month
 - Supplement $26.95 a month
 - $70 a month
 - $70 x 12 = $840 a year
 - Been doing this for 8 years
 - $6720!!!!!!p.16
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              p.17 p.17 Implementing a plan 
 - How to decide?
 - Breed? Job? Goals? Sport? History of injury or illness
 - Manufacturers are NOT held to same standards as pharmaceuticals
 - Accuracy of the label???
 - Purity? Source?
 - Free from contaminants?
 - Claims? (vs. evidence)
 - Efficacyp.17
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              p.18 p.18 What should your clients do? 
 - Ask you! THE VETERINARIAN
 - Avoid products backed only by testimonials
 - Ask for research from companies
 - Require that what is on the label actually be in the product
 - Reputation of manufacturerp.18
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              p.19 p.19 Questions? 
 Matt Brunke, DVM, CCRP, CVPP, CVA, DACVSMR
 DrMattBrunke@gmail.com
 DrBrunke.Wordpress.comp.19
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     00:15:47 00:15:47Nutritional Supplements for Animal Athletes - What Keeps Joints Happy? Part 3Matt Brunke, DVM, CCRP, CVPP, CVA, Diplomate, ACVSMRVetScope
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     00:20:23 00:20:23Nutritional Supplements for Animal Athletes - What Keeps Joints Happy? Part 2Matt Brunke, DVM, CCRP, CVPP, CVA, Diplomate, ACVSMRVetScope