巧克力奶才是運動后最佳飲品
Why CHOCOLATE MILK is the best post-workout drink
Forget the protein shakes, chocolate milk may be the best thing to drink after you workout.
忘掉蛋白質奶昔吧,巧克力奶或許才是運動后的最佳飲品.
Scientists have found that the beverage has all the nutrients that your body needs to replenish itself from exercising.
科學家發現,運動之后,你的身體需要補充能量,而巧克力奶含有這時候身體所需的全部營養.
The protein helps the muscles recover and the calories replace those burned when you are on the treadmill.
蛋白質幫助肌肉組織恢復,而卡路里能補充你在跑步機上燃燒掉的能量.
Researchers said that chocolate milk, so long as it was a low fat brand, was the 'gold standard for a recovery beverage'.
研究人員稱,就巧克力牛奶而言,只要它是低脂的,就符合恢復性飲料的黃金標準.
The finding calls into question the popularity of protein shakes, which were once used by bodybuilders but are now consumed by ordinary people who believe they make them stronger.
這個發現對于蛋白質奶昔的廣泛流行構成了挑戰,健美運動者曾一直依賴它,而普通人現在喝蛋白質奶昔,則是因為相信它可以讓他們變強壯.
As a result the 'sport-related' protein product industry is booming and by 2017 we will be eating and drinking £8bn a year of bars, drinks, and other supplements.
受此影響,這種運動型蛋白產品業一直在蓬勃發展,到2017年,我們花費在蛋白棒、蛋白飲料等能量補充型產品上的錢將達80億英鎊.
According to Cornell University, however, chocolate milk does just as good a job - if not better.
但根據康奈爾大學的研究,巧克力奶可以達到同樣效果——甚至更好.
They sought out the best post-exercise beverage after seeing athletes overeating at night to compensate for their tough training regimes.
研究人員發現運動員每天進行高強度的訓練后,晚上都會吃的過多,以補充消耗.他們于是想找到更好的適宜運動后飲用的飲品.
The team used computer software to develop a formula for the best product and combined it with advice from nutrition specialists in the athletic department.
研究團隊用電腦軟件開發出一個最佳產品配方,并結合了體育部門營養專家給出的建議.
The researchers tried adding Omega 3, the health fatty acid, into the drink but it increased the fat content too much.
研究人員試圖在該配方中加入健康的"歐米伽3"脂肪酸,但這樣會過度增加該配方的脂肪含量.
