After a workout, drinking a sugary recovery drink makes your blood sugar and insulin spike higher than if you drink nothing — and this happens the same way in men and women.

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

Randomized Controlled Trial

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1997 Dec

The study gave athletes drinks with carbs or carbs+protein+fat after exercise and found that both made blood sugar and insulin go up more than a fake drink — and it worked the same way for men and women.

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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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After a long workout, men and women refill their muscle energy stores at the same rate when they both drink the same recovery drink — even though women burn more fat during the workout.

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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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After a long workout, drinking a sugary sports drink helps your muscles refill their energy stores much faster than not eating anything at all.

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