Most people would go to great lengths to extend the life of a beloved pet or help them enjoy happier and more active golden years. David Sinclair, a longevity researcher,of the dog supplement manufacturing company Animal Bioscience, which claims to help with those goals. Sold under the brand Leap Years, Sinclair’s dog supplements canExcept, when you take a closer look at the data in the paper, that’s not what the evidence suggests overall.
When you see this sort of outcome—a statistically significant data point among a whole host of insignificant findings—it’s important to remember that if you dotests, you’ll basically always end up with at least one positive result, even if it’s a bit meaningless. With the CCDR score, although there was a difference between the placebo and supplement groups from Month 0 to Month 3, there was no difference between those groups from Month 3 to Month 6 of the study.
But there were also some non–statistically significant outcomes that were not very favorable to the supplements. At the end of the study, the placebo group was doing better than the low-dose group on some cognitive outcomes. The high-dose group had the biggestin most measures of activity, as measured by the wearable device, which is an indicator of cognitive decline. Although, again, this was not statistically significant.
All in all, the trial is about as conclusive as a study of 70 dogs could be, and it shows that the supplements basically don’t work. Sure, it’s possible that the pills help dogs live longer—the study didn’t test that outcome. But based on this research, it’s hard to see how they could live up to the hype onin dogs.” If anything, it shows that the supplements likely have little or no benefit for aging in older dogs.This is not really surprising.
It’s possible a dog supplement will come along that actually works. But my advice is to enjoy your time with your canine companions and stay away from expensive additives that probably have minimal impact on their