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Milk: Nature’s Sports Drink Research Overview on the Benefits of Milk for Sports Recovery Milk provides many important nutrients needed for overall health. Recently, a number of studies have shown that milk’s powerful nutrient package has several benefits for post-exercise recovery. In fact, this emerging research shows that drinking milk after exercise can be as effective as some sports drinks in helping the body refuel, recover and rehydrate. Below are summaries of key studies and a review paper highlighting milk’s benefits following exercise. Milk, the new sports drink? A Review. Roy BD. A review. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2008;5:15. Summary: This review discusses the use of milk as an exercise recovery beverage. Milk has emerged as an effective post-workout recovery drink due to its powerful nutrient package that supplies the nutrition the body needs after a workout. The carbohydrates in milk help refuel the body, protein helps reduce muscle breakdown and stimulate growth, and fluid and electrolytes aid in rehydration. Routinely drinking milk after a resistance training workout has been shown to help improve body composition. In addition, research shows that milk supports endurance exercise performance when consumed between two intensive workouts. Drinking milk has been shown to be an excellent way to replace fluid that is lost du