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

Table 3

Plasma electrolyte content, at the end of the dietary intervention.

	CONT		FRUCT		FRUCTMIN		Global P; [P between groups]
	Mean	(SEM)	Mean	(SEM)	Mean	(SEM)
Sodium (mEq/L),; n = 5–7	142.42	(1.270)	143.60	(0.872)	144.57	(0.719)	0.318
Potassium (mEq/L),; n = 5–7	5.90	(0.236)	5.92	(0.208)	5.48	(0.150)	0.261
Chloride (mEq/L),; n = 5–7	100.00	(0.976)	99.60	(0.600)	100.29	(0.565)	0.836
Magnesium (mEq/L),; n = 5–7	1.71	(0.0513)	1.54	(0.0385)	1.55	(0.0431)	0.025; [(C versus F) 0.020; (C versus FM) 0.017; (F versus FM) 0.873]
Calcium (mEq/L),; n = 5–7	5.32	(0.0346)	5.44	(0.0600)	5.42	(0.0359)	0.124
Phosphorus (mg/L),; n = 5–7	76.11	(3.841)	76.62	(1.964)	79.30	(3.167)	0.756

C or CONT: control; F or FRUCT: 10% fructose in tap water; FM or FRUCTMIN: 10% fructose in natural mineral-rich water; SEM: standard error of the mean.