My attention was drawn recently to an article published in the May 2011 issue of Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. It basically says that a blind study by the University of Texas at Austin reveals that Chocolate Milk is the best post exercise drink to consume for lean muscle gain and fat loss – better than any other sports drink or protein supplement on the market.
I’ve included a link to this story on the University’s website, and I found it compelling because of a) where it was conducted and b) I’ve heard rumors and read about this for years (just google “chocolate milk and recovery drink”). I’ll let you make up your own mind, but I’ll give you my two cents: Why not try it? I’d be more skeptical if the study was funded by the American Dairy Farmers, but it wasn’t.
Instead, the University of Texas at Austin conducted the research and for those of you who don’t know, the Sports Medicine School at UTA is highly regarded as one of the best in the country and routinely turns out some of the best and brightest minds in the business.
*Make sure you still check the label of any chocolate milk and make sure there aren’t any added sugars such as HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) or Corn Syrup. I’ve found that Alpenrose is a good option, plus it’s local (see below).
Here’s the story and link: http://www.utexas.edu/news/2011/06/22/milk_studies/