RE: Chocolate milk?

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These studies drive me nuts. This is assuming milk is good for you in the first

place.

Todd Hamer

Pittsburgh, PA

To: Supertraining@...: millergb@...: Sun, 7 Sep 2008

13:28:16 -0700Subject: RE: Chocolate milk can assist muscle

recuperation

I seem to recall a similar favorable study a few years back with US Marinesin

Basic Training comparing chocolate milk to some other drinks or methodsfor

recovery. Thank you, Geoffrey B , MS, CSCS, HFI, CPT, SPN California,

USAKaizen " Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless. " - Bruce

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[mailto:Supertraining ]On Behalf Of carruthersjamSent: Sunday,

September 07, 2008 9:43 AMTo: Supertraining@...:

Chocolate milk can assist muscle recuperationThe below seems

relevant to previous discussions on the

list:http://tinyurl.com/6y7lty26-Aug-2008 - Consuming milk can assist muscle

recuperation after exercise according to a study published in the August edition

of the Journal of Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. The researchers

found certain proteins and carbohydrates found in milk assisted in mitigating

exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD). Four groups of six healthy males consumed

semi-skimmed milk, a milk-based carbohydrate-protein supplement (milk-based

CHO-P), water or a sports drink after inducing EIMD. Delayed-onset muscle

soreness (DOMS), isokinetic muscle performance, creatine kinase, and myoglobin

were assessed immediately before and 24 and 48 hours after EIMD. The study found

DOMS was not significantly different (p > 0.05) between groups at any time but

other measures were in favour of milk and milk-based supplements. " At 48 hour

post-EIMD, milk and milk-based protein-CHO supplementation resulted in the

attenuation of decreases in isokinetic muscle performance and increases in

creatine kinase and myoglobin, " the researchers wrote. " This study supports the

growing volume of literature which suggests that milk is a powerful post

exercise recovery aid, " said Dr Judith s, a registered nutritionist and

director of The Dairy Council in the UK. " Previous research has shown milk to be

an effective rehydration solution, while this is the first study to suggest that

drinking milk following muscle-damaging exercise may decrease muscle damage. "

EIMD occurs when protein structures break down within the muscle, and reduces

muscle performance. " The results found that, when consumed immediately after

resistance-based muscle damaging exercise, both semi-skimmed milk and milk-based

CHO-P helped to preserve more muscle than either the sports drink or water, " the

Dairy Council said. Chocolate milk The study is not the first to explore the

potential benefits of milk consumption. A 2006 study published in the

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism assessed a

group of cyclists who rode until their muscles were depleted of energy, then

rested for four hours before cycling again to exhaustion. During rest they were

given either chocolate milk, which has an optimal ratio of 4:1 for carbohydrates

to protein, an isotonic sports drink or a high protein sports drink. The

researchers concluded that the carbohydrates and protein ratio in milk

complemented each other, because carbs replace energy while protein rebuilds

muscle. They speculated that chocolate milk is better for recovery than plain

milk because of the presence of extra sugars. Cyclists who had chocolate milk

rode about 50 per cent longer than those who drank the protein drink and about

as long as those who drank the isotonic preparation. At the recent Beijing

Olympic Games chocolate milk was conspicuous by its presence with high profile

athletes such as American multiple gold-medal winning swimmer, Phelps

regularly seen drinking it. Bicarbonate soda was another legal performance

enhancer said to have won favour among some athletes. Others included mushrooms,

caffeine, cherry juice and honey. Source: Applied Physiology, Nutrition and

Metabolism Volume 33(4): 775-783 (2008) `Acute milk-based protein-CHO

supplementation attenuates exercise-induced muscle damage' =================

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