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Discussion on Corn oil increases inflamation?
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madison
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Posted on Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010 - 1:16 am:
Hi!
I just read on another forum that corn oil increases inflammation in the gut and joints of older horses. Really? They recommended Uckele's Cocsoya oil and claimed that it would put weight on better than corn oil. I googled it and read that it's a mix of soybean and coconut oil and is more digestible than corn oil. Has anyone tried this?
Thanks!
Jess
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paul303
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Posted on Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 - 1:31 am:
I've used corn oil, and I've used Cocosoya. I've been pleased with both. Right now, I use neither....the horses I own now, are rather....plump. I used these products when I had trouble keeping weight on a horse in his late thirties...with no molars.
But I will say one thing....Cocosoya sure smells great!!!!
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frances
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Posted on Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 - 5:18 am:
I think corn oil is high in omega 6, which is pro-inflammatory, rather than omega 3, which is anti-inflammatory. Don't know about Cocosoya ...
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madison
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Posted on Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 - 1:08 pm:
Haha it sounds so nice! That makes sense... thanks!
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DrO
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Posted on Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 - 2:59 pm:
We know very little about essential fatty acids and the effects of different fatty acid supplementation in the horse. We do know horses appear to be very different than humans and other animals where it has been researched. For more on this see the subtopic EFA's and Disease presented in the article associated with this discussion area.
There is an insignificant difference in the energy content of equal weights of the different fats and oils used in nutrition.
DrO
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Member:
madison
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Posted on Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 - 11:13 pm:
Thanks Dr. O, interesting!
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Member:
vickiann
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Posted on Wednesday, Mar 24, 2010 - 10:58 am:
I had a mare get laminitis once after my daughter began adding Corn Oil to her daily rations because her riding instructor had recommended this.
She was a particularly sensitive mare with regard to laminitis problems and had to be kept on the "ribby" side.
Don't know if it was the Corn Oil or the weight gain that tripped her over the edge into inflammation.
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Mar 24, 2010 - 9:10 pm:
Since millions of horses are fed corn oil successfully I suspect other causes Vicki. Corn oil is often used in horses predisposed to laminitis to supplant the starches in grains which are better correlated to contributing to founder problems.
DrO
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vickiann
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Posted on Thursday, Mar 25, 2010 - 6:39 pm:
Interesting. Thanks, Dr. O.
I think that the mare's laminitis was due to her putting on extra weight and not being exercised enough to balance out the calorie intake.
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