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Mother's milk gives athletes a boost
ADELAIDE, Australia (Reuters) - An eight-week study on 40
Australian athletes showed those
who took daily doses of colostrum - the protein-rich fluid
found in mother's milk in the first few
days after birth - had more stamina than those given a
protein placebo. While those taking
colostrum did not do better than others in the first half of
tough two-stage training sessions, they
came back 20% better after a short break. "They ran longer,
covered greater distance and did
more work," exercise physiologist Jon Buckley, project leader
from the University of South
Australia, said Wednesday. Sports authorities are expected to
closely examine colostrum and its
effects, but Buckley did not see any reason why it should be
banned from official athletic use. "By
definition it is a food supplement," he said. "It's milk, not
a drug."
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