Chocolate milk (in fact, normal milk with cocoa) can restore muscle after exercise. At the same time like milk even more effective than cultivated now energy drinks.
Scientists have published data obtained by them in the course of research, in The Daily Telegraph. In the course of their studies compared the rate at which people are recovering after a long exercise. At the same respondents were asked a variety of drinks and then was carried out and compared. Thus, empirically it was found that those who drank chocolate milk after a workout, recovered faster than others.
Then the scientists tried to find reasons for such properties of chocolate milk. They believe that chocolate milk can recover quickly from the large amount of protein, which is known to be extremely important for the muscles. In addition, milk can compensate the shortage of water in the body, which occurs after the workout. Together, these properties and give chocolate drinks opportunity to impact positively on a tired during a workout the body.
Previously, scientists of Australia found that consumption of coffee with sugar allows for a short period of time to recover muscle. Thanks to caffeine muscles absorb glucose as well as increase the speed of recovery of glycogen. Research scientists have long shown that milk is healthy for athletes.