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Make a natural recovery: drink milk ATHLETES Marlon Devonish, Dean Macey and Greg Rutherford have hailed the recovery powers of milk on the back of two new pieces of ground-breaking research. The key new study, conducted by Loughborough University and published in the British Journal of Nutrition, indicates that milk is significantly more effective than water or isotonic drinks at rehydration after training. And it’s more good news for dairy as a second study, which was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition this month, also backed milk as a post-exercise drink. This study suggested that milk can help increase muscle size and strength, while reducing body fat. “I can’t say it comes as a huge surprise to me that this research says milk is the best thing for athletes, it makes perfect sense,” said Macey. “If you want a great, natural drink to help performance then it’s got to contain milk every time.” Devonish, the UK 100m and 200m champion, added: “I use milk on my cereal everyday. After hearing that it aids recovery, I will certainly incorporate it as part of my training and recovery for the future.” Meanwhile long jump talent Rutherford said: “I have drunk milk for a long time and have found that it helps me recover after hard training sessions. It aids my recovery and replenishes lost nutrients. “Now that I know that it is proven to have these effects, I will be drinking a lot more of it. There are many isotonic drinks out there and it can be very difficult to choose the best one because they all claim to have huge benefits. Milk is the most natural and easy to get hold of.” The research, which was funded by the Milk Development Council, tested the effectiveness of skimmed milk versus water and isotonic sports drinks to rehydrate the body after exercise. ► FOR more information see: www.milk.co.uk |
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