Background Sodium-bicarbonated mineral waters are
reported to have beneficial digestive and hypocholesterolaemic
properties. The aim of the study was to investigate
the effects of consumption of a sodium-bicarbonated
mineral water (BW) with or without a meal, compared to a
low mineral content water as the control water (CW), on
postprandial serum triacylglycerols (TAG), cholecystokinin
(CCK) and gallbladder volume.
Methods The study design was a four-way randomised
controlled crossover trial. Healthy adult men and women
([18 and40 years, TAG2.82 mmol/L) consumed 0.5 L
ofCW ? standard meal; 0.5 L of BW ? standard meal; and
0.5 L of CW without meal or 0.5 L of BW without meal.