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Re: RC: Re: body fat and performance



Beth Glace wrote:

> adipose stores very little water.  That is the whole theory behind
> methods of body water analysis, like bioelectrical impedance.  Lean
> tissue is mostly water vs adipose which has very little.

Hey Beth,
would you pleeeease repeat this one to some of our German endurance vets ?

...eventually some of them become confused, not knowing the difference between fat
and well hydrated horses... the leaner ones paying the price. Seems to be not sooo
seldom, espacially when dealing with the skin pinch test.

Fat wobbles well, muscles doesn't!

Ha ha!


regards


Frank Mechelhoff
Schmitten, Germany
- & the Taunus mountain ponies (Ligeira and Nataja) -





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