It looks like chocolate milk is getting a boost down under according to Dairy Australia:
Chocolate milk could be this season’s new sporting hero as the junior footy season kicks off across the country. A humble glass of chocolate milk looks to have the winning edge in fuelling active bodies, according to research published in the International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism.
Scientists from the University of Indiana had a group of highly trained sports men exercise to exhaustion. They were then given either chocolate milk or a commercial carbohydrate replacement drink and then exercised again four hours later. With chocolate milk, the men kept going for around 50 per cent longer than with the carbohydrate replacement sports drink.
A healthy mix of exercise and milk may also help the sports stars of tomorrow build bone and avoid fractures. Instead of sky-high marks, pinpoint punts or grueling tackles, a broken bone could be a disappointing reality for some Aussie kids, according to an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report .
The new report says fractures are the most common sports injuries needing hospitalisation and playing football is the most likely way to get one. Worse still, once a child has one fracture they are more likely to suffer further fractures during growth .