Cycling, Milk, bikes, cows

Olympic cyclist Laura Trott was seen last summer sporting a white milk moustache in a national ad campaign - but is milk really beneficial to sports performance, or is it just hype?

Described as the perfect re-hydration aid, milk has become something of a functional food in the sports nutrition world. At the other end of the scale, dairy foods are associated with digestive discomfort, headaches and respiratory problems. So, who's telling the truth? Should we be downing the white stuff or is it all just a clever marketing campaign?

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500g For Goodness Shakes Recovery Chocolate Milk31517g52g
1 pint semi-skimmed milk and 1 banana36618g55g
4 tbsp. Nesquick, 1 pint skimmed milk33022g56g
1 banana, 200g 2 per cent Total yoghurt, 30g honey34920g60g

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