Originally Posted by slim_77

Ok, question about absorption.

The body absorbs the carbs at a much faster rate post workout, so the sugar in choc milk can satisfy that. Yet, as a diabetic (T1) I have seen that food containing higher percentages of fat (vit D milk, cheese, olive oil) tend to slow down absorbtion/digestion. I know this by measuring my blood glucose at intervals after a meal/bolus of insulin. Does that mean that higher fat choc milk is less efficient than low fat or skim? (that is, if recovery is your goal and not cal replacement...)

My recovery is maltodextrin + whey (4:1)...