Chocolate Milk.....It's What's In You

Who doesn't like a big glass of chocolate milk once in a while? A group of scientists found out that it could be the best thing out there for today's athletes, no not Gatorade, Powerade, Vitamin Water, or even H2O, that's right chocolate milk.

A study was conducted at Indiana University on a few athletes to prove this theory.

The small group of fit athletes who took part in the study were asked to work out strenuously on a stationery bicycle, then drink low-fat chocolate milk, a fluid-replacement drink like Gatorade and a carbohydrate replacement drink like Endurox R4. A few hours later, they were asked to cycle again until they reached exhaustion.

The athletes that drank the chocolate milk had around 50% better endurance than those on the energy drinks, hmm, then why were we always told to lay off the chocolate milk as a kid, cause it's bad for you?

"My way of explaining it is, there's really nothing magic about the powder in a can that you mix with water," cycling coach Scott Saifer said of the carbohydrate drink. "It's water, carbs, proteins, maybe minerals and electrolytes. What's in chocolate milk? The same thing. There's no reason it shouldn't be as good for recovery as a carb drink."

Ladies and Gents, it appears that you should now buy your favorite childhood drink instead of what the pro athletes tell you to drink. It will be interesting to see which if any professional athlete will land a sponsorship from this one.

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