No, chocolate milk does not improve the recovery of athletes (French version only)
02-11-19, 08:46 PM
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No, chocolate milk does not improve the recovery of athletes (French version only)
No, chocolate milk does not improve the recovery of athletes (French version only) | Scientifique en chef
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I used to drink a glass of chocolate milk after my commute home, thinking the benefits overtook the sugar spike. Not too sure anymore...
Must know French or know how to use a translate site
I used to drink a glass of chocolate milk after my commute home, thinking the benefits overtook the sugar spike. Not too sure anymore...
02-12-19, 01:21 AM
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I had my first dietary breakthrough when I quite consuming milk and all non-cultured milk products when I was racing 40 years ago. Last year my GP strongly urged me to go dairy-free (again). I did. Another breakthrough. I feel better at 66 than I ever did as a kid. The chocolate milk ads were lost on me from day one.
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02-12-19, 06:30 AM
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As I understand it, the whole "recovery window" idea has been deemed to be somewhat overrated. Yes you might absorb nutrients faster, but unless you are doing a crazy amount of volume each day (like a grand tour), and assuming you eat enough, then nutrient absorption likely isn't the limiting factor in your recovery. The meal you eat a couple of hours later will be absorbed just as well (albeit a bit more slowly).
02-12-19, 07:06 AM
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The National Dairy Council will do its best to make sure there isn't an English version available.
02-12-19, 07:49 AM
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I never understood people drinking chocolate milk after a workout, or bike ride. Milk bloats me so bad I'd rather not eat or drink anything after a ride than drink milk.
02-12-19, 11:46 AM
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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
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
02-12-19, 12:22 PM
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Well, if chocolate milk isn't going to be the magic bullet, I'll just have to fall back on chocolate iced cream filled doughnuts.
Should I buy some Krispy Kreme stock and go on daytime TV to push this new post-exercise recovery technique? It'll be at least two or three years until anyone can come out with a rigorous scientific study to prove it doesn't work!
Should I buy some Krispy Kreme stock and go on daytime TV to push this new post-exercise recovery technique? It'll be at least two or three years until anyone can come out with a rigorous scientific study to prove it doesn't work!
02-12-19, 12:39 PM
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Well, if chocolate milk isn't going to be the magic bullet, I'll just have to fall back on chocolate iced cream filled doughnuts.
Should I buy some Krispy Kreme stock and go on daytime TV to push this new post-exercise recovery technique? It'll be at least two or three years until anyone can come out with a rigorous scientific study to prove it doesn't work!
Should I buy some Krispy Kreme stock and go on daytime TV to push this new post-exercise recovery technique? It'll be at least two or three years until anyone can come out with a rigorous scientific study to prove it doesn't work!
02-12-19, 02:19 PM
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I've lost 15 lbs on this recovery diet, down from 165 to 150. Well, that, and burning 3,000 calories per ride.
I did skip the cigarettes. Too many empty calories in those candy cigs.
02-12-19, 04:28 PM
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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
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
02-12-19, 04:49 PM
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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"
A larger study, released in 2017, however, sways the balance of evidence on the side of skeptics. This is a meta-analysis - that is, a study that reviews a large number of published studies on the same topic and therefore results in a more robust outcome - that also concludes that chocolate milk has no benefit from the point of view of sports recovery. She has appeared in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. After analyzing 33 studies including markers of recovery, effort, burnout, heart rate and lactate and creatine kinase levels in elite athletes, researchers write that chocolate milk offers no advantage compared to placebos or sports drinks.
Originally Posted by Eur J Clin Nutr.
In conclusion the present systematic review and meta-analysis, revealed that CM consumption after exercise improved TTE compared to placebo or CHO + PRO + FAT drinks. Furthermore, CM consumption led to lower blood lactate compared to placebo. Therefore, CM either provides similar or superior results on recovery indices compared to other recovery drinks and thus represents an alternative and often economic replacement. Further investigations with larger sample sizes and more rigorous methodology will help to elucidate the effect of CM on recovery from exercise.
If you don't have access to the full article I can email a PDF
02-12-19, 06:02 PM
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well the meta analysis found positive results contrary to the article(as translated to english) so I meant the only one quoted in the article that supports the premise
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29921963
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29921963
If you don't have access to the full article I can email a PDF
02-12-19, 06:08 PM
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That doesn't mean that the conclusions drawn are incorrect, otherwise there is no evidence to back up the article, then what is the point of the article? Certainly not what the title implies then if you want to take that position.
02-12-19, 06:22 PM
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Yes, it doesn't mean that the conclusion are incorrect but to me, it means that studies with a larger sample size are needed to sway in one direction or the other. Personally, since last Fall, I try to limit my fiberless simple sugar intake and this article makes me wonder if, beside its great (to me) taste, drinking CM is worth it, dietary.
02-12-19, 06:28 PM
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Yes, it doesn't mean that the conclusion are incorrect but to me, it means that studies with a larger sample size are needed to sway in one direction or the other. Personally, since last Fall, I try to limit my fiberless simple sugar intake and this article makes me wonder if, beside its great (to me) taste, drinking CM is worth it, dietary.
02-12-19, 06:31 PM
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If your body is depleted after a hard ride, then anything will act as a recovery drink. It doesn't matter if it's chocolate milk or Gatorade or beer or some other carb or sugar rich drink, your body will use whatever it is given at that time. Studies like these are pointless and prove nothing. Food and beverage manufacturers will do anything they can to promote their product as being superior, but in the end they all work.