{"id":5792,"date":"2016-09-13T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/?p=5792"},"modified":"2016-09-12T10:38:04","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T14:38:04","slug":"health-benefits-of-dogs-and-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/health-maintenance\/health-benefits-of-dogs-and-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Benefits of Dogs and Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Numerous studies have linked dog ownership to weight loss:<\/h2>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>One year-long study found that walking an overweight dog helped both the animals and their owners lose weight. Researchers found that the dogs provided support in similar ways to a human exercise buddy, but with greater consistency and without any negative influence.<\/li>\n<li>Public housing residents who walked therapy dogs for up to 20 minutes five days a week lost an average of 14.4 pounds in a year, without changing their diets.<\/li>\n<li>A third study found that people who got a dog walked 30 minutes more a week than they did before.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <em>Harvard Health Publications<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"irc_mil\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=images&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwirysWH_P_OAhVHXD4KHa9FDXAQjRwIBw&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDog&amp;bvm=bv.131783435,d.cWw&amp;psig=AFQjCNH7jBmpIOpMTXZG8Ctvr9uESBzXZA&amp;ust=1473430870346705\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"irc_mi\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/8\/8e\/Family_pet.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for health benefit of pets\" width=\"303\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For additional information on the health benefits of dogs (and cats) check:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.helpguide.org\/articles\/emotional-health\/the-health-benefits-of-pets.htm\">http:\/\/www.helpguide.org\/articles\/emotional-health\/the-health-benefits-of-pets.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Numerous studies have linked dog ownership to weight loss: One year-long study found that walking an overweight dog helped both the animals and their owners lose weight. 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