The zoo eliminates fruit because its increased sugar makes it fat and rots its teeth – Brinkwire

Zoo keepers in Melbourne had to wean their fruit animals – which is now so full of sugar that it has grown and rotten their teeth.

The cultivation and selective selection of fruits have made the fruits so sweet that they are now too unhealthy for the animals. That's why the Melbourne Zoo has decided to change the diet of its animals to green leafy vegetables. Red pandas receive "pandas granules" filled with vitamins and minerals.

Melbourne Zoo veterinary chief Michael Lynch told the Melbourne Age that his monkeys do not receive any bananas.

"Fruit is a highly sought-after product because of its sugar content. So many animals, especially primates and red pandas, they will eat the fruit selectively, but not other elements.

"The problem is that the fruits grown have been genetically modified to have a much higher sugar content than their natural and ancestral fruits," he said.

Fruit for the human is associated with the risk reduction of heart disease, cancer and stroke.

It contains fructose and its fiber, water and chewing resistance mean that the sugar it contains affects the liver more slowly than the free sugars of soft drinks, according to healthline.com, according to which it is virtually impossible for a human being to consume enough fructose. cause harm,

But the fruit-based diet of some animals at the Melbourne Zoo poses health problems.

Dr. Senaka Ranadheera, a food science scientist at the University of Melbourne, said the sugar content of some fruits, such as plums, had doubled, although it remains well below that of non-alcoholic beverages.

"At present, almost all varieties grown are milder than their wild counterparts. For example, wild apples are smaller and more bitter than modern varieties, "he added. Sydney Morning Herald reported.