Chocolate Milk Improves Exercise Training Adaptations
Author Information
Author(s): Lisa Ferguson-Stegall, Erin McCleave, Zhenping Ding, Phillip G. Doerner III, Yang Liu, Bei Wang, Marin Healy, Maximilian Kleinert, Benjamin Dessard, David G. Lassiter, Lynne Kammer, John L. Ivy
Primary Institution: University of Texas at Austin
Hypothesis
Postexercise chocolate milk supplementation will induce greater training adaptations than carbohydrate or placebo supplementation.
Conclusion
Supplementing with chocolate milk after exercise leads to greater improvements in aerobic power and body composition compared to carbohydrate alone.
Supporting Evidence
- VO2 max improvements were significantly greater in the chocolate milk group than in the carbohydrate and placebo groups.
- Greater improvements in body composition were found in the chocolate milk group compared to the carbohydrate group.
- All treatment groups experienced significant increases in VO2 max over the training period.
Takeaway
Drinking chocolate milk after exercising helps your body get stronger and lose fat better than just drinking a sugary drink.
Methodology
The study involved 32 untrained subjects cycling for 60 minutes a day, five days a week for 4.5 weeks, with different post-exercise supplements.
Potential Biases
The taste and appearance of the treatments were different, which could influence results despite blinding.
Limitations
Subjects' normal diets were not controlled, and the study duration may not have been long enough to detect all potential differences.
Participant Demographics
32 healthy, recreationally active males and females aged 18-35.
Statistical Information
P-Value
p<0.05
Statistical Significance
p<0.05
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