title: The effects of low fat chocolate milk on postexercise recovery in collegiate athletes.
abstract: Spaccarotella, KJ and Andzel, WD. The effects of low fat chocolate milk on postexercise recovery in collegiate athletes. J Strength Cond Res 25(12): 3456-3460, 2011-Drinking chocolate milk between exercise sessions may improve recovery. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of low fat chocolate milk vs. a carbohydrate-electrolyte beverage (CE) on recovery between preseason practice sessions among 5 male and 8 female Division III soccer players. The study used a randomized crossover design: between morning and afternoon practices, athletes received either an amount of chocolate milk that provided 1 g carbohydrate per kilogram body weight or an equal volume of CE (mean volume of 615 ± 101 ml). After their afternoon practice, they completed a shuttle run to fatigue. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon paired rank-sign test (for shuttle run time) and the paired samples t-test (for dietary intake). No significant differences in run time were reported for the group. For the men only, there was a trend of increased time to fatigue with chocolate milk compared with the CE (exact p = 0.03). Low fat chocolate milk may therefore be as good as a CE at promoting recovery between training sessions during preseason.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Health, Kean University, Union, New Jersey, USA. kspaccar@kean.edu
authors.forename: Kim J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Spaccarotella
authors.forename: Walter D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Andzel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D001628:Beverages; D002099:Cacao; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004573:Electrolytes; D005080:Exercise Test; D005221:Fatigue / Q000178:diet therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008892:Milk; D011897:Random Allocation; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology; D012916:Soccer / Q000502:physiology*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004573:Electrolytes