According to a study published in /*Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise*/, women who drank two large glasses of fat-free milk after lifting weights gained more muscle and lost more fat than women who drank sugar-based energy drinks. Scientists also found they increased their lean body mass and got stronger.
The study was conducted by researchers at McMaster University in Canada. A previous study showed men also gained muscle mass and lost more fat by drinking milk after exercising.
The researchers say the combination of calcium, high quality protein, and vitamin D in the milk may be responsible for the changes, but more study is needed.
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