RE: Spam:*******, Re: [RC] Hay to keep warm - Ranelle Rubin
Nancy, yes it does take a certain amount of fuel just to convert your food to energy and nutrients your body can use. There are some foods that require a higher amount than others. Celery, for example contains very few calories, yet requires quite a few to convert. I have heard it say celery is a negative, in that it requires more to convert than are contained in it. Fuel efficiency is definitely something I take into consideration when designing a nutrition program for an athletic horse.
Disclaimer: I do not know this for a fact, nor did I sleep in a Holiday Inn last night! I have, however taken many science courses in college on nutrition, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, Chemistry, and the dreaded "O-Chem"..never was good at tinker toys!
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> From: sturmranch@xxxxxxxx > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Spam:*******, Re: [RC] Hay to keep warm > Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:26:07 -0800 > > Cold after eating: I wonder if your body is burning fuel to digest your > meal? Of course if that were true, I'd be a thin woman. > > Nancy > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
