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Lauren:
<< Sounds like the 'old wife's tale' that we used to hear in grammer
school. The purpose of eating honey was to keep your glucose level up to
supply you with quick energy.>>
Eating honey will keep your blood glucose up and provide quick energy--not an
old wive's tale but basic science.
>>There are so many other foods to choose besides honey. I would think
that you wouldn't want your insulin levels to rise that fast and drop
fast too. I'm sure someone will suggust some better food then honey to
feed your horse during a ride. Honey/simple sugar would be the last
thing I would feed my horse. >>
You don't want low blood glucose numbers during the event or immediately
after. Simple sugar is the very best way of quick replenishment of spent
fuels and is important post-race, as I've outlined elsewhere. Grain, on the
other hand, may take some time (2 hours) to achieve a peak blood glucose--and
that's too long for the brain to not issue catabolic commands that may then
endure for 24 to 48 hours.
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