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Insulin response to diet 



Brøkner C, Austbø D, Næsset JA, Blache D, Knudsen KE, Hansen HH, Tauson AH.
Glycaemic and insulinemic response to dietary carbohydrates in horses.
Acta Vet Scand. 2016 Oct 20;58(Suppl 1):69. doi: 10.1186/s13028-016-0244-1. PMID: 27766981; PMCID: PMC5073851.


Vervuert I, Klein S, Coenen M.
Short-term effects of a moderate fish oil or soybean oil supplementation on postprandial glucose and insulin responses in healthy horses.
Vet J. 2010 May;184(2):162-6. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.01.013. Epub 2009 Feb 23. PMID: 19231259.

 Four horses were fed three different diets: (1) cracked corn (CC), (2) cracked corn with soybean oil (CC+SBO), and (3) cracked corn with fish oil (CC+FO). Each diet was adjusted so there was a starch intake of 2 g/kg bodyweight (BW) and an intake of 0.2 mL/kg BW of FO and SBO. The increases in mean plasma glucose and insulin concentrations, peak values, and areas under the curve were similar for all diets (time P<0.05, diet not significant). The addition of FO or SBO at 0.2 mL/kg BW to a starchy meal did not affect acute glucose and insulin responses. ​

Vervuert I, Voigt K, Hollands T, Cuddeford D, Coenen M.
Effect of feeding increasing quantities of starch on glycaemic and insulinaemic responses in healthy horses.
Vet J. 2009 Oct;182(1):67-72. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.04.011. Epub 2008 Jun 16. PMID: 18558504.

 A cross-over study design was used in which four horses were fed increasing amounts of a compound feed (0.5-3.5 kg) to provide 0.3, 0.6, 0.8, 1.1, 1.4 and 2 starch/kg bodyweight (BW)/meal. The glycaemic response increased with starch intake (P<0.05), while feeding <1.1 g starch/kg BW resulted in a lowered response, compared to when 1.1-2 g starch/ kg BW was fed (P<0.01). The results suggested that insulin responses may be more appropriate to define the effect of feeding different starch levels than glycaemic responses. A starch intake of <1.1g/kg BW/meal produced only moderate glucose and insulin responses, even though highly processed cereals were used. It is therefore recommended that a starch intake of <1.1 g/kg BW/meal or a meal size of 0.3 kg/100 kg BW (starch content of 30-40%) is used for horses.

​Vervuert I, Bothe C, Coenen M.
Glycaemic and insulinaemic responses to mechanical or thermal processed barley in horses.
J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl). 2007 Jun;91(5-6):263-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2007.00703.x. PMID: 17516950.




References 

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Brøkner C, Austbø D, Næsset JA, Blache D, Knudsen KE, Hansen HH, Tauson AH.
Glycaemic and insulinemic response to dietary carbohydrates in horses.
Acta Vet Scand. 2016 Oct 20;58(Suppl 1):69. doi: 10.1186/s13028-016-0244-1. PMID: 27766981; PMCID: PMC5073851.




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