Relevance of a Hypersaline Sodium-Rich Naturally Sparkling Mineral Water to the Protection against Metabolic Syndrome Induction in Fructose-Fed Sprague-Dawley Rats: A Biochemical, Metabolic, and Redox Approach

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(a) Urine volume (mL/24 h; 𝑛=7; ^$𝑃<0.01 CONT versus FRUCT and 𝑃<0.05 CONT versus FRUCTMIN; ^#𝑃<0.01 CONT versus FRUCT and FRUCTMIN), (b) urinary sodium excretion (mEq/24 h; 𝑛=6-7; *𝑃<0.01 FRUCTMIN versus CONT and 𝑃<0.05 for FRUCTMIN versus FRUCT), and (c) urinary creatinine excretion evolution (mg/24 h; 𝑛=6-7), every other week during the first 6 weeks of the dietary intervention. Results were expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean. CONT: control; FRUCT: 10% fructose in tap water; FRUCTMIN: 10% fructose in natural mineral-rich water.

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