Research on Dogs May Help Explain Human Responses to Food

Researchers in Hungary who found that normal and overweight dogs behaved differently in tasks involving food say the dogs' responses were similar to those that might be expected from normal and overweight humans. The study suggested dogs could be used as models for future research into the causes and psychological impact of human obesity, the authors of the paper from Budapest's ELTE University said. Researchers put two bowls — one holding a...

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