The magic of chocolate milk
I came across a 2007 study from McMaster University in Canada regarding milk and fat loss.
Mom was right. Drink your milk!
In the study, they recruited 56 males aged 18-30 and put them through a 5 day a week weighlifting program. Following the workout sessions, they gave the participants one of three drinks:
- Two cups of skim milk
- A soy beverage
- A carbohydrate beverage
The group that drank milk lost almost twice as much fat as the group drinking the carb beverage. They also gained 40 percent more lean mass than the soy drinkers and 63 percent more than the carb drinkers.
Need more evidence? A study published in Medicine in Sports and Science, the journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, studied a group of competitive soccer players and determined that post-exercise consumption of chocolate milk had equal or better benefits than a commercial workout recovery drink after intensified training.
Mom was right. Drink your milk! Make mine chocolate please!
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