Drink to Your Health

If you’re not crazy about sports drinks, here’s a story you can sink you teeth into.

Recent research shows that drinking a glass of low-fat chocolate milk can help athletes recover after strenuous exercise just as quickly as a sports drink can. The study was conducted by scientists at Indiana University with support from the Dairy and Nutrition Council.

Cycling coach Scott Saifer said chocolate milk has the same components sports drinks do. “There’s really nothing magic about the powder in a can that you mix with water,” Saifer says of carb drinks. “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.”

The dairy industry folks also suggest that the milk provides calcium which might be absorbed into the body more efficiently than other drinks. They also say it’s a less-costly and healthier option.

I'll drink to that!!