Scientists have found that the beverage¹ has all the nutrients² that your body needs to replenish³ itself from exercising. 

 

The protein helps the muscles recover and the calories replace those burned when you are on the treadmill⁴. 

 

Researchers said that chocolate milk, so long as it was a low fat brand, was the ‘gold standard for a recovery beverage’. 

 

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. 

 

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. 

 

According to Cornell University, however, chocolate milk does just as good a job - if not better. 

 

They sought out the best post-exercise beverage after seeing athletes overeating at night to compensate⁵ for their tough training regimes. 

 

The team used computer software to develop a formula for the best product and combined it with advice from nutrition specialists in the athletic⁶ department.

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