Chocolate milk is my recovery drink of choice...because it tastes good and gives me back that carbs I lost. Research aside - I know there are dozens of other options...but this is what I will repeatedly (happily) drink. I have been known to use Silk Chocolate Soy Milk too...again, not sure of the values it provides - just know it tastes good. =) -Amy Barton ---- Derek Schanze <dsschanze@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Milk as it comes out of cows would not be a "bad" recovery beverage, however > the ratio of fat-sugar-protein is relatively high in the fat and protein > values and not the sugar portion comparatively. Since all cows produce > white milk, the chocolate must be added (it would be cool if there were > chocolate cows :D) and thus that is where the extra needed carbs come in. > > Does it necessarily have to be chocolate milk? No, anything with the > correct ratio (I believe 3:1 (maybe slightly different) carbs to protein) > will function well as a recovery supplement - best if it is consumed within > an hour of completion. I often make sure my regular meals are consumed > within an hour of getting off the bike and that solves a lot of the problem > (given you eat a well balanced meal and not a big greasy burger). > > Derek > > On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 4:23 PM, GCC VP <nullview@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > The two key points to be seen here are: > > > > 1) "The studies were supported by a grant from the National Dairy Council > > and National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board." > > > > 2) "*findings should be considered preliminary as they have not yet > > undergone the "peer review" process?"* > > ** > > *Such self promotional profit-motivated research should be held suspect > > and regarded as marketing instead of science until confirmed by > > organizations whose research is not funded directly by the corporations > > seeking profits from the results.* > > ** > > *My real question would be 'chocolate' milk? Why not just milk? What does > > the chocolate have to do with it?* > > > > > > > > Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe > > > > --- On *Sat, 6/19/10, Timothy VanSusteren <tvansusteren@xxxxxxx>* wrote: > > > > > > From: Timothy VanSusteren <tvansusteren@xxxxxxx> > > Subject: GCCMail: Chocolate Milk Refuels Muscles After Workout > > To: gccmail@xxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Saturday, June 19, 2010, 2:39 PM > > > > > > > > > > Chocolate Milk Refuels Muscles After Workout > > *Study Shows Carbohydrates and Protein in Chocolate Milk Help Muscles > > Recover From Exercise* > > > > By Charlene Laino<https://www.webmdhealth.com/nl/nlv.aspx?id=gbdVpLIjlYg=&WebMDLink=%2fcontent%2fwebmdarticles%2fwebmd%2fwebmd_biography_091e9c5e80009727.html> > > WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD<https://www.webmdhealth.com/nl/nlv.aspx?id=gbdVpLIjlYg=&WebMDLink=%2fcontent%2fwebmdarticles%2fwebmd%2fwebmd_biography_091e9c5e800c0101.html> > > > > June 4, 2010 -- Fat-free chocolate milk beat out carbohydrate sports > > drinks at helping to rebuild and refuel muscles after exercise , researchers > > report. The combination of carbohydrates and protein in low-fat chocolate > > milk appears to be "just right" for refueling weary muscles, says William > > Lunn, PhD, an exercise scientist at the University of Connecticut. "It's not > > just a dessert item, but it's very healthy, especially for endurance > > athletes," Lunn tells WebMD. > > > > The research involved eight male runners in good physical shape who ate a > > balanced diet for two weeks. At the end of each week, they took a fast > > paced, 45-minute run. Following each run, the men drank either 16 ounces of > > fat-free chocolate milk or 16 ounces of a carbohydrate-only sports beverage > > with the same number of calories. Post-exercise muscle biopsies showed > > increased skeletal muscle protein synthesis -- a sign that muscles were > > better able to rebuild -- after the milk drink, compared with the carb-only > > beverage. > > > > Additionally, drinking fat-free chocolate milk led to a higher > > concentration of glycogen, or muscle fuel, in muscles 30 and 60 minutes > > after exercise, compared with the sports drink. Replenishing glycogen after > > exercise helps future performance, Lunn says. The findings were presented at > > the American College of Sports Medicine conference in Baltimore this week. > > > > While only men were studied, one would expect women to gain the same > > post-workout benefits from chocolate milk, he says. While the studies were > > small, there's no reason not to reach for fat-free chocolate milk after your > > next workout, says sports nutritionist Nancy Clark, MS, RD, of Healthworks > > Fitness Center in Chestnut Hill, Mass. "Athletes can consider it an > > inexpensive nutritional alternative to engineered sports beverages for help > > with post-workout recovery," she tells WebMD. > > > > The studies were supported by a grant from the National Dairy Council and > > National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board. > > > > *This study was presented at a medical conference. The , in which outside > > experts scrutinize the data prior to publication in a medical journal.* > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from GCCMail, please go to http://gccfla.org/. Sign in to > > the Members Area, scroll down to the "About Me" box, and click the > > Unsubscribe button in the Email section. 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