Is Chocolate Milk Good for Muscle Recovery?
By Charles Stuart Platkin For Active.com I have to say, the dairy industry spends lots of money convincing us that we need to drink milk, how important calcium is for strong bones, how milk can help us lose weight and, recently, how chocolate milk can help our muscles recover after strenuous exercise. In a 2006 study published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, researchers compared Gatorade, chocolate milk and a sports drink (with a carb and protein combination matching that of chocolate milk). Nine male cyclists biked until they were exhausted, rested and then biked again. The researchers had the cyclists repeat the cycle, but this time they drank one of the three drinks during their rest period. The cyclists who drank the chocolate milk were then able to bike significantly longer than those who drank the sports drink, and for about the same time as those who drank the Gatorade. The American College of Sports Medicine presented another chocolate m
