Feeding a Fat Cat. A portly pussycat may look extra cuddly, but it’s unhealthy for cats to carry around too much weight. ... For example, if cats do not eat enough of the amino acid taurine, ...

This may mean that cats are a good model for studying obesity in humans, and studying them could help both us and felines get healthier overall. "Animals share our beds. They share our ice cream.

Fat cats. They’re great pets, internet famous and, according to a new study, possibly the next big thing in obesity research. Published in Scientific Reports, the study discovered our feline ...