• Question: is milk a better energy gaining drink than most energy drinks?????

    Asked by edwardf to Adam, Catherine, Karen, Leila, Nazim on 14 Mar 2012.
    • Photo: Karen Masters

      Karen Masters answered on 13 Mar 2012:

      I don’t know. I bet it’s better for you though.

    • Photo: Adam Stevens

      Adam Stevens answered on 13 Mar 2012:

      Milk is mostly just fat suspended in water.

      So it wouldn’t really be good for doing sports or stuff like that, as it won’t give you a quick burst of energy. Like Karen says, it’s probably better for you overall though, as it doesn’t contain all those weird chemicals and sugars that energy drinks do.

    • Photo: Catherine Rix

      Catherine Rix answered on 14 Mar 2012:

      milk is good for us because it contains calcium which we need to healthy teeth and bones

    • Photo: Leila Battison

      Leila Battison answered on 19 Mar 2012:

      Most of what makes up milk is protein and fat, both of which your body needs to be able to grow strong bone and muscle.

      But when your body needs energy, it want easy to get supplies of carbohydrates, like sugars that you get in energy drinks. If your body can’t get the carbs, it will start to break down fat, but this is a slower and trickier process. So a glass of milk before exercise probably won’t do you much good.

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