Also called · polyphenols · carotenoids · vitamin C · α-lipoic acid
What it is
Antioxidants act to reduce cell damage from reactive oxygen species. Polyphenols, carotenoids and vitamins C and E all belong here.
What it does
Cognition in old age
Antioxidant-enriched therapeutic diets for dogs are expected to help ease the signs of cognitive dysfunction. The ingredients come across from human anti-ageing research.
Situations that raise the oxidative load
Excess accumulated fat becomes a source of reactive oxygen species under heat stress. This is the point where weight management and antioxidants meet.
How to feed it
Normally fed as part of a formulated therapeutic diet.
Consistently, from the point the animal enters old age.
What to watch for
Unlike humans, dogs and cats synthesise vitamin C internally. There is little reason to supplement it by human standards.
Concerns this ingredient relates to
General nutrition information. It does not replace a diagnosis or a prescription. If your animal has a medical condition or is on medication, talk to your veterinarian first.