巧克力奶才是运动后最佳饮品
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.
忘掉蛋白质奶昔吧,巧克力奶或许才是运动后的最佳饮品.
Scientists have found that the beverage has all the nutrients that your body needs to replenish itself from exercising.
科学家发现,运动之后,你的身体需要补充能量,而巧克力奶含有这时候身体所需的全部营养.
The protein helps the muscles recover and the calories replace those burned when you are on the treadmill.
蛋白质帮助肌肉组织恢复,而卡路里能补充你在跑步机上燃烧掉的能量.
Researchers said that chocolate milk, so long as it was a low fat brand, was the 'gold standard for a recovery beverage'.
研究人员称,就巧克力牛奶而言,只要它是低脂的,就符合恢复性饮料的黄金标准.
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.
这个发现对于蛋白质奶昔的广泛流行构成了挑战,健美运动者曾一直依赖它,而普通人现在喝蛋白质奶昔,则是因为相信它可以让他们变强壮.
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.
受此影响,这种运动型蛋白产品业一直在蓬勃发展,到2017年,我们花费在蛋白棒、蛋白饮料等能量补充型产品上的钱将达80亿英镑.
According to Cornell University, however, chocolate milk does just as good a job - if not better.
但根据康奈尔大学的研究,巧克力奶可以达到同样效果——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.
研究人员发现运动员每天进行高强度的训练后,晚上都会吃的过多,以补充消耗.他们于是想找到更好的适宜运动后饮用的饮品.
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.
研究团队用电脑软件开发出一个最佳产品配方,并结合了体育部门营养专家给出的建议.
The researchers tried adding Omega 3, the health fatty acid, into the drink but it increased the fat content too much.
研究人员试图在该配方中加入健康的"欧米伽3"脂肪酸,但这样会过度增加该配方的脂肪含量.
