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So the fairly obvious conclusion is that perhaps humans shouldn't be eating beatpulp? Ok, Dr. Q, we saw you stashing that bag behind the cookies.....

Maryanne

On 5/5/07, Maryben Stover <mbstover@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

A friend of mine answered this way:

 

The gall bladder stores bile which is utilized to digest animal fats in people. 
Horses don¹t usually eat animal fat and therefore have no gall bladder.
Beet pulp is very high in calcium but I doubt that it causes arthritis.

 

On 5/5/07, Maureen A. Fager <trottin27@xxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:

Lynne Tomovick  said  'Anyone heard about beet bulp leading to arthritis?
Something to do with digestion and gall bladder?'

If I recall correctly, horses don't have gall bladders.

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Maureen
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