The Claim Drinking chocolate milk after exercising will help you recover from your workout. The Evidence Chocolate milk contains fluid that you need after a workout, plus carbohydrates and protein in a ratio shown to enhance recovery (4 grams of carbohydrate for each gram of protein). The carbohydrates and added sugars in chocolate milk will help replenish glycogen […]
Category Archives: Sports Science
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, find out if kinesio taping is effective, why you should be choosy about your breakfast cereal, the best way to exercise to control blood sugar, why athletes shouldn’t avoid carbs, and see great illustrations of why correlation doesn’t imply causation. Does kinesio taping work? You may have seen bright “kinesio” tape on Olympic athletes, professional cyclists, […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about how being inactive is worse than being overweight or a smoker for women over 30, the best strategies to reduce sports injuries, tips for reducing GI problems while exercising, how fruits and vegetables protect against stroke, how veggies can power muscle contractions, and why you should stick it to diets. Physical […]
Sports Nutrition Reading
Here are highlights of articles I’ve come across that do a nice job clarifying concepts in sports nutrition. The articles link to good writers who use evidence-based information to tell their story. Sports Nutrition Carbs/Protein/Fat Athletes shouldn’t use one-size-fits-all formulas to balance carbs, fat, and protein Carbohydrate needs of athletes Great explanation & advice on why […]