Originally Posted by
SylvainG
That's one of the articles, not necessarily the main one (there are no main one). That article only followed 12 cyclists. No research were done with a large sample size hence why no main article. There is a meta-analysis article linked to it but even they said that "larger sample sizes are warranted"
well the meta analysis found positive results contrary to the article(as translated to english) so I meant the only one quoted in the article that supports the premise
A larger study, released in 2017, however, sways the
balance of evidence on the side of skeptics. This is a
meta-analysis - that is, a study that reviews a large number of published studies on the same topic and therefore results in a more robust outcome - that also concludes that chocolate milk has no benefit from the point of view of sports recovery. She has appeared in the
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
After analyzing 33 studies including markers of recovery, effort, burnout, heart rate and lactate and creatine kinase levels in elite athletes, researchers write that chocolate milk offers no advantage compared to placebos or sports drinks.
Originally Posted by Eur J Clin Nutr.
In conclusion the present systematic review and meta-analysis, revealed that CM consumption after exercise improved TTE compared to placebo or CHO + PRO + FAT drinks. Furthermore, CM consumption led to lower blood lactate compared to placebo. Therefore, CM either provides similar or superior results on recovery indices compared to other recovery drinks and thus represents an alternative and often economic replacement. Further investigations with larger sample sizes and more rigorous methodology will help to elucidate the effect of CM on recovery from exercise.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29921963
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