<;P>;PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for preventing onset by evaluating the onset risk of tumor or cancer in a dog. <;P>;SOLUTION: The method for evaluating the disease risk of a dog comprises measuring the body fat percentage in dogs, sorting out the dogs between &ge;35% and <;35% in body fat percentage, and evaluating the high onset risk of the tumor or cancer in the former case. A preventable treatment to perform dietary management to allow the body fat percentage to be less than 35% is provided to the dog evaluated to have a high risk. It is favorable that diacylglyceride and/or high-amylose starch are contained in the diet to be administered in the dietary management. <;P>;COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT