https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2003/09/08/Pets-as-Overweight-as-Owners.aspxOne-third of the U.S. population is obese , and new research from National Research Council shows that one-quarter of our pets are also obese. A large part of this increase is a shift away from natural foods and a focus on cereal-based diets. Just likeenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)