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Create obese dogs to help humans lose weight

Create obese dogs to help humans lose weight

Mis à jour le 28 May 2018

Obesity in humans is a major public health problem, largely caused by their lifestyle. But rather than rethinking our way of life, in 2016 researchers targeted the dog. For Dr. André Ménache, this method is absurd.

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Science is supposed to vary only one element at a time to test a hypothesis ... To test a medical method on the loss of human weight, the researchers have nevertheless considered that twenty dogs, carnivores, with a digestive system that is simpler and shorter than that of humans, and whose teeth do not allow for chewing, rather that of tearing the food, were comparable to humans omnivorous of 15 kg.

These dogs have had to bear the direct, often painful consequences of heavy weight gain on their digestive organs but also on the cardiovascular system and their joints, etc. then to be moved onto the operating table. There, the researchers make a deep incision into their abdomen to implant a medical device that could lead to serious complications! These include gastric perforation, liver or spleen wounds, which would lead to additional surgery or even death and in excruciating pain. Remember that basically these dogs are puppies in perfect health, and that there is no indication that the transfer of this information to humans works.

Julia Mothé
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jojo | Sunday 01 April 2018

Cela existe encore en 2018 quelle honte ! Il existe d'autres procédés.

Sandrine08 | Friday 30 March 2018

C'est si horrible horrible horrible, mais c'est pas possible d'agir ainsi contre les animaux. Il n'y a pas de mots assez fort pour exprimer le vie terrible de ces chiens.

Zabou | Friday 30 March 2018

Encore du grand n'importe quoi !!! Et c'est l'animal qui trinque à nouveau ... Mrs les chercheurs, foutez la paix à ces pauvres innocents et vaquez à des expériences plus glorifiantes !!!!

Tiphaine | Friday 30 March 2018

On s'ennuie dans les laboratoires on dirait... Faut occuper les chercheurs ?