The Chronicle of Higher Education

Let's Call It Badgerade

Looking for a profitable use for pounds and pounds of coagulated milk residue? The cheeseheads at the University of Wisconsin at Madison may have an answer: Turn it into a sports drink.

Scientists and plant technicians in America's Dairyland have concocted a beverage containing whey protein, a byproduct of cheesemaking, which they say gives...

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