Researcher Joel M. Stager, PhD, an exercise physiologist at Indiana University has conducted a study into the benefits of chocolate milk for post-exercise recovery and has found that it may even be better for you than commercial sports drinks.
Milk contains key nutrients like calcium and vitamin D that commercial sports drinks just can't match. According to the Body Fitness Info website, Professor Stager has stated that "chocolate milk contains an optimal carbohydrate to protein ratio, which is critical for helping refuel tired muscles after strenuous exercise and can enable athletes to exercise at a high intensity during subsequent workouts".
In order to keep performing exercise for an extended period of time, it's really important to have something nutritional immediately after exercise. Chocolate milk looks like it is the perfect answer! It's inexpensive, easy to access, tastes good and is good for you! Looks as though chocolate milk really is the drink of champion athletes.
You can read more information about this topic at the Indiana University's website or at the Body Fitness Info website.
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