Chocolate Milk: The New Sports Drink?

[mouser]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/24/health/webmd/main1342839.shtml

"[Milk] is a sports drink ‘plus.’ It will supply you with things you need whether or not you’re working out."
A new study shows that plain old chocolate milk may be as good -- or better -- than sports drinks like Gatorade at helping athletes recover from strenuous exercise.. published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism.

linked from monkeyfilter.com

[superboyac]

Cool!  I still love milk!

On a similar note, my friend is a professor and excercise & physiology phD and he just did a preliminary study that essentially says that men who are slightly overweight actually live longer than the skinny guys.  When I say slightly overweight, I don't mean obese, just the typical belly and a little extra weight  that men gain as they age.  The point was that it was a misconception that those 50-60 year olds with the six packs and the gym rats weren't necessarily healthier than a normal guy who eats normal and just simply takes care of himself.

[allen]

One thing not being taken into account here, and something any Cross Country runner can tell you -- you don't want dairy on your stomach before, during or immediately after a hard run.  It coagulates in there, makes you feel terrible, and then comes forth violently.

While, scientifically, it might look like a good option . . . it's not a particularly good one for an athlete -- unless they do something silly like curling.

My favorite was always cranberry juice to cool off, then earl grey tea.