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"A significant rise in obesity incidence has even been noted in laboratory rodents and primates – animals raised under strictly controlled conditions of caloric
by pjdesno 4y ago
"A significant rise in obesity incidence has even been noted in laboratory rodents and primates – animals raised under strictly controlled conditions of caloric intake and exercise. The only possible factors driving weight gain for these animals, researchers believe, would be subtle chemical changes in the nature of the foods they eat, or in the materials used to build their pens."
- DiabloD3 4y agoExcept science says look at the stress levels of such prison-like conditions. Lab animals usually have insufficient physical activity and insufficient "play" to keep the animals at sufficiently natural cortisol levels for that animal, and a lot of the science being generated from these animals is marred by lack of care when handling the animals. The vast majority of papers, no matter if they support a position I hold or not, are simply garbage. It is a continued waste of public and private resources to not consider maintaining the natural state of the animals and expect the science resulting from it to have any meaningful impact.