CLARIFICATION of Milk Processor Education Program ''Chocolate Milk as 'Sports Drink' Study''.CHICAGO -- Milk Processor Education Program wishes to issue the following clarification to its release, BW5210, (IL-MILKPEP) "New Study Suggests Athletes Should Re-Think Their Drink; Chocolate Milk Aids in Post-Exercise Recovery More Effectively Than Other Sports Beverages" issued Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006): "The new study from Indiana University Indiana University, main campus at Bloomington; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1820 as a seminary, opened 1824. It became a college in 1828 and a university in 1838. The medical center (run jointly with Purdue Univ. that examined the benefits of chocolate milk as a post-exercise recovery aid found that chocolate milk performed better than a carbohydrate-replacement drink, but similar to a fluid-replacement drink, when equal amounts of the beverages were consumed con·sume v. con·sumed, con·sum·ing, con·sumes v.tr. 1. To take in as food; eat or drink up. See Synonyms at eat. 2. a. in the study. Only two types of drinks were tested against chocolate milk: a fluid-replacement drink and a carbohydrate-replacement drink. While the nutritional composition of the beverages differ, the chocolate milk and carbohydrate-replacement beverage each provide carbohydrates Carbohydrates Compounds, such as cellulose, sugar, and starch, that contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and are a major part of the diets of people and other animals. Mentioned in: Laxatives carbohydrates, n. and protein, whereas the fluid-replacement drink provides lower amounts of carbohydrate carbohydrate, any member of a large class of chemical compounds that includes sugars, starches, cellulose, and related compounds. These compounds are produced naturally by green plants from carbon dioxide and water (see photosynthesis). and no protein. The investigators suggest that the differences in the types of carbohydrates present in the three drinks and/or their different macronutrient macronutrient /mac·ro·nu·tri·ent/ (-noo´tre-ent) an essential nutrient required in relatively large amounts, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, or water; sometimes certain minerals are included, such as calcium, chloride, or sodium. compositions may help explain the greater exercise performance observed for chocolate milk and the fluid replacement beverage as compared to the carbohydrate-replacement beverage, although further research is needed to understand the role of carbohydrate, protein, and other nutrients in promoting recovery from exercise. Based on the current research, the investigators conclude that chocolate milk "may be considered an effective alternative" to commercially available fluid-replacement and carbohydrate-replacement beverages for recovery from exhaustion Exhaustion Situation in which a majority of participants trading in the same asset are either long or short, leaving few investors to take the other side of the transaction when participants wish to close their positions. from physical exercise." |
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