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From my days on the Lo Carb lists I've been
told:
Bodybuilders avoid carbs to avoid fat. Fat
keeps their muscles from having good definition.
I'm told by Ray Audette (Author of NeanderThin)
that the more successful marathon runners have a high fat and protein dinner the
night before. Fats and proteins take longer to digest so you end up with
energy for a longer period. Also, it avoids the spiking of blood glucose
levels and resultant insulin spike and blood sugar
crash.
Finally, in Humans endurance events (like "I walked
across the South Pole pulling a sled by myself") the diet is extremely high
fat. (This last part came in an interview on Fresh Air with Terri
Gross). I forget the guy's name, but to prepare for his walks, he ate
several pounds of fat a day. (It actually sounded kind of
gross).
Charles
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Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 6:06
AM
Subject: [RC] carob products
There are a lot of different theories out there. Read
everything you can and make your own decision based on what you and your horse
need.
I gave some serious thought to the fat/carbo thing and here
is my opinion and it is just that. When weight lifters want to put on
muscle they eat higher than normal protein/fat diets. When marathon
runners eat the night before a race and during a race they eat carbs. It
has been working for them for a long time. There is lots of research
there. We do not have the research just some one or two rat studies not
in controlled situations. I feed my horses for what I am doing with them
at that particular point in their career.
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