Serum and plasma parameters for: Dietary choline supplementation mobilizes hepatic lipids and increases lipoprotein transport in obese cats

The objective of this study to assess the lipotropic effects of dietary choline supplementation in obese cats fed at maintenance energy requirement. Twelve obese cats (body condition score [BCS] ≥ 8/9) were split into two groups. Cats were fed a control (n=6; 4,587mg choline/kg dry matter [DM]) or a high choline diet (n=6; 18,957mg choline/kg DM) for 5 weeks, for adult maintenance. On days 0 and 35, fasted blood was collected. Serum lipoprotein and biochemistry profiles, plasma amino acids and plasma acylcarnitines were analyzed.