Yellow Fat Disease

Japanese: 黄色脂肪症 - おうしょくしぼうしょう
Yellow Fat Disease

… In Japan, cats are often fed fish as their main animal food. Fish meat contains a large amount of unsaturated fatty acids, but it is easily denatured. When the fat stored in a cat's body changes, it causes fatty liver disease. This impairs fat metabolism, makes the cat more susceptible to diseases, and makes skin wounds and surgical wounds very difficult to heal. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "yellow fat disease" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 日本では主要動物質として魚類をネコに与えることが非常に多い。魚肉は多量の不飽和脂肪酸を含むが,変性しやすく,ネコの体に蓄積された脂肪が変質すると黄色脂肪症を起こす。これは脂肪代謝を損ない,疾病にかかりやすくなり,皮膚の傷や手術創は非常に治りにくくなる。…

※「黄色脂肪症」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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