The Cat Feeding Study Everyone Quotes Halfway
"Feed your cat once a day" came from a single 2020 trial at the University of Guelph. Eight cats, same food, same calories. Cats fed once daily did show higher satiety hormones, and that is the part that travelled. Two findings did not: cats fed four times daily were significantly more physically active, and free feeding, the practice most owners actually compare against, was never tested at all.
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