A drink with sugar, a little protein, and a tiny bit of fat after a workout helps muscles recover energy, but not quite as well as a drink with just sugar.

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Postexercise protein-carbohydrate and carbohydrate supplements increase muscle glycogen in men and women

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

1997 Dec

The study gave athletes a drink with carbs, protein, and fat after exercise and found it helped refill muscle energy, but not as much as a drink with just carbs — which is exactly what the claim says.

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Postexercise protein-carbohydrate and carbohydrate supplements increase muscle glycogen in men and women

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DOI: 10.1152/JAPPL.1997.83.6.1877

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