Why is Speedi-Beet approved by The Laminitis Trust?
The major nutritional cause of Laminitis is the microbial fermentation of non-fibrous carbohydrates in the hindgut. Sugar, starch (cereals, oilseeds, pulses etc.) and fructans (grass, alfalfa) reaching the hindgut are fermented by some microbes that are usually present in very low numbers. Their fermentation end products, including lactic acid (a major suspect in Laminitis) create a microenvironment that benefits them. Within a very short time they become the dominant species, disrupting the integrity of the hindgut and producing increasing amounts of adverse products such as lactic acid. Speedi-Beet contains negligible amounts of starch; the sugar is highly available (due to the micronizing process) and is absorbed in the small intestine. There are no fructans. Therefore there is nothing in Speedi-Beet to disrupt normal hindgut function.
