Milk Beats Water And Sports Drinks For Rehydrating Kids

[tex]

Really? That sounds impressive, doesn't it, especially when you read the article at the following link, and see that:

"Children become dehydrated during exercise, and it's important they get enough fluids, particularly before going into a second round of a game," said lead researcher Brian Timmons, research director at McMaster's child health and exercise medicine program. "Milk is better than either a sports drink or water because it is a source of high quality protein, carbohydrates, calcium and electrolytes."

http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local ... ntrealHome

Unfortunately, if you look a bit farther, you find that the study was funded by - you guessed it - the Dairy Farmers of Canada.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/ ... 081711.php

Is it just my imagination, or are most research articles slowly but steadily morphing into infomercials, these days.

Tex

[sarkin]

Well, Tex, if those kids were going to get another source of protein along with their not-so-nutritious water, they'd have to chew! No doubt the cairy counsel is researching the loss of energy involved there, and how it might adversely affect the kids' hockey teams.