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Cardiovascular and metabolic responses to tap water ingestion in young humans: does the water temperature matter?

  • Girona, M. Department of Medicine, Division of Physiology, Laboratory of Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Physiology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Grasser, Erik Konrad Department of Medicine, Division of Physiology, Laboratory of Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Physiology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Dulloo, Abdul G. Department of Medicine, Division of Physiology, Laboratory of Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Physiology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Montani, Jean-Pierre Department of Medicine, Division of Physiology, Laboratory of Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Physiology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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    01.06.2014
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  • Acta Physiologica. - 2014, vol. 211, no. 2, p. 358–370
English Aim: Drinking water induces short-term cardiovascular and metabolic changes. These effects are considered to be triggered by gastric distension and osmotic factors, but little is known about the influence of water temperature.Methods: We determined, in a randomized crossover study, the acute cardiovascular and metabolic responses to 500 mL of tap water at 3 °C (cold), 22 °C (room) and 37 °C (body) in 12 young humans to ascertain an effect of water temperature. We measured continuous beat-to-beat haemodynamics, skin blood flux with laser-Doppler flowmetry and resting energy expenditure by indirect calorimetry starting with a 30-min baseline followed by a 4-min drink period and a subsequent 90-min post-drink observation.Results: Ingestion of cold- and room-tempered water led to decreased heart rate (< 0.01) and double product (< 0.01), and increased stroke volume (< 0.05); these effects were not observed with body-tempered water. Drinking cold- and room-, but not body-tempered water, led to increased high frequency power of heart rate variability (< 0.05) and baroreflex sensitivity (< 0.05). Cold- and room-tempered water increased energy expenditure over 90 min by 2.9% (< 0.05) and 2.3% (ns), respectively, accompanied by a diminished skin blood flux (< 0.01), thereby suggesting that both small increases in heat production together with decreased heat loss contribute to warming up the ingested water to intra-abdominal temperature levels.Conclusions: Overall, ingestion of cold- and room-, but not body-tempered water reduced the workload to the heart through a reduction in heart rate and double product which could be mediated by an augmented cardiac vagal tone.
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Faculté des sciences et de médecine
Department
Département de Médecine
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  • English
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Dietetics, nutrition
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