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redlude97
Here is the main article referenced to make their point
https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/b...-2018-0152.pdf
The comparison is between drinking chocolate milk or gatorade of equal calorie/kg following a 40km TT and then allowing the athletes to consume whatever they wanted in the following day. If the cyclists didn't drink chocolate milk they naturally consumed more protein in post meals to make up for it, and ended up consuming more calories, carbs, fat, and protein overall than the chocolate milk group. So while chocolate milk may not provide an added performance benefit, it may be a way to curb hunger following a hard ride and keep food consumption in check. That's been my experience as well, a post ride drink containing protein+carbs(not necessarily milk) allows me not to gorge on pizza or a greasy burger right after
That's one of the articles, not necessarily the main one (there are no main one). That article only followed 12 cyclists. No research were done with a large sample size hence why no main article. There is a meta-analysis article linked to it but even they said that "larger sample sizes are warranted"