A new study from James Madison University presented at the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual meeting suggests that drinking chocolate milk after your workout provides superior muscle recovery when compared to a high-carbohydrate recovery beverage with the same amount of calories.
Athletes who participated in this month-long study belonged to one of two groups: those who drank low-fat milk after intense training, and those who drank high-carbohydrate recovery beverages after intense training. The researchers found that athletes in the group who drank chocolate milk had significantly lower levels of muscle damage than those who did not drink chocolate milk.
Because chocolate milk tastes great and includes additional nutrients not found in traditional sports drinks, the choice is clear. Chocolate milk is just better!
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