Food & Nutrition

Lipomas— or fatty tumors — are those soft moveable lumps we sometimes discover under the skin of our pups. These benign, non-cancerous growths appear on dogs of all shapes and sizes, especially as they age. The good news is, most of the time they’re painless and don’t pose any health issues.

From raw, fresh leaves to hard candies, asking can dogs eat mint? is sort of like asking can people eat mint? It depends on the mint, and how it’s ingested.

Dogs can suffer from many different allergic diseases that often manifest as skin or gastrointestinal issues. There are many nutrients and ingredients out there that might benefit canine allergy symptoms, read about them in this article.

Your leftover pumpkin seeds can be fed to dogs, in fact they are even beneficial to your dog's health. And there’s more than one reason why we say pumpkins seeds are good for dogs.

Can dogs eat carrots? We’ll spare you the suspense. Yes. Dogs can eat carrots. We’d actually even encourage it! In moderation, of course.

Part two of three in a fiber series — The R&D team at Nom Nom has done a deep dive into fiber. This second article focuses on fiber and its place in the canine diet.

Part one of three in a fiber series — With all the dietary and nutritional information out there, it can be hard to have the full confidence that you’re doing the right thing for the health of your dog or cat. We round-up research focusing on dietary fibers, how companion animals process and use them in their gastric-system, and how much they might need in their diet.

Scientists have systematically collected health data from pets about to ditch kibble for Nom Nom. The results are in, and they might surprise you.

Plant foods are significant sources of essential vitamins and minerals for dogs. However, some dog parents view them as “fillers,” and recent diet trends limiting the intake of plant-based ingredients are increasingly common. Here, we show that plant foods are an important part of your dog’s diet, providing health benefits.

A new study from the University of Liverpool showed that diet may be a more efficient approach than exercise for weight loss in overweight dogs.