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milk is better than water for hydration too

I've was hearing this for a while from my non-vegan cycling friends so decided to do a little digging. It turns out that the person who published this study (who happens to work in the dairy industry) was somewhat disingenuous when it came to the results.
While it is true that Milk will hydrate the body faster than water alone, what the study actually concluded was that consuming ANY combination of carb/fat/protein at the same time as water would hydrate the human body more efficiently than the consumption of water alone.
So basically, an energy (protein / nut / whatever food) bar at the same time as water; as in, what we've been doing for years, is just as effective. No technical advantage to slurping down the moo-juice; unless you just like that kind of thing...