Scientific Evidence

• Chocolate Milk and Health

  In addition to helping athletes recharge after a workout, chocolate milk may help improve the overall quality of children’s and adolescents’ diets. Flavoured milk can also benefit Canadians who fail to meet the recommended daily servings of Milk and Alternatives recommended by Canada’s Food Guide.

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  Chocolate and Other Flavoured Milk, Diet Quality and Health

  Consistent evidence indicates that chocolate milk helps improve diet quality in children and adolescents without any increase in added sugars and caloric intakes, or any adverse effect on weight.

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• Milk and Sports Nutrition

  The evidence to date reveals that either white or chocolate milk has many properties that could make it an effective recovery beverage after endurance and resistance exercise. As well, drinking milk appears to result in favourable acute alterations in body composition following exercise.

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  Milk: An Ideal Sports Drink

  There is growing evidence of the potential of milk as an optimal exercise beverage, especially after resistance training and endurance sports. Loaded with nutrients, milk is readily available and a cost-effective alternative to traditional sports beverages.

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• Experts' Summaries

  Guest contributors to Dairy Nutrition share their professional expertise on a variety of topics related to milk products, nutrition and health.

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  Protein and Healthy Aging: Optimal Muscle Mass for Life

  Our muscles are constantly in balance between anabolism (growth) and catabolism (breakdown). For anabolism to take place, we need to fuel muscles with protein. Exercise also gives muscles a further push to grow. Optimal distribution of protein at each meal appears to be a key factor in building and maintaining muscle mass throughout life.

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