Ingesting carbonated water post-exercise in the heat transiently ameliorates hypotension and enhances mood state, 2024, Masanobu Kajiki et al

Abstract
The objective was to assess if post-exercise ingestion of carbonated water in a hot environment ameliorates hypotension, enhances cerebral blood flow and heat loss responses, and positively modulates perceptions and mood states.

Twelve healthy, habitually active young adults (five women) performed 60 min of cycling at 45% peak oxygen uptake in a hot climate (35°C). Subsequently, participants consumed 4°C carbonated or non-carbonated (control) water (150 and 100 mL for males and females regardless of drink type) at 20 and 40 min into post-exercise periods. Mean arterial pressure decreased post-exercise at 20 min only (P = 0.032) compared to the pre-exercise baseline. Both beverages transiently (∼1 min) increased mean arterial pressure and middle cerebral artery mean blood velocity (cerebral blood flow index) regardless of post-exercise periods (all P ≤ 0.015). Notably, carbonated water ingestion led to greater increases in mean arterial pressure (2.3 ± 2.8 mmHg vs. 6.6 ± 4.4 mmHg, P < 0.001) and middle cerebral artery mean blood velocity (1.6 ± 2.5 cm/s vs. 3.8 ± 4.1 cm/s, P = 0.046) at 20 min post-exercise period compared to non-carbonated water ingestion.

Both beverages increased mouth exhilaration and reduced sleepiness regardless of post-exercise periods, but these responses were more pronounced with carbonated water ingestion at 40 min post-exercise (mouth exhilaration: 3.1 ± 1.4 vs. 4.7 ± 1.7, P = 0.001; sleepiness: −0.7 ± 0.91 vs. −1.9 ± 1.6, P = 0.014). Heat loss responses and other perceptions were similar between the two conditions throughout (all P ≥ 0.054).

We show that carbonated water ingestion temporarily ameliorates hypotension and increases the cerebral blood flow index during the early post-exercise phase in a hot environment, whereas it enhances mouth exhilaration and reduces sleepiness during the late post-exercise phase.

Highlights

What is the central question of this study?

-Post-exercise hypotension can cause syncope, and an established practical countermeasure to mitigate this response is currently lacking: does ingestion of carbonated water restore post-exercise hypotension and positively modulate mood states.

What is the main finding and its importance?

-Carbonated water ingestion transiently increased blood pressure and cerebral blood flow index post-exercise in the heat. Additionally, carbonated water ingestion increased exhilaration for the mouth and decreased sleepiness post-exercise. Thus, carbonated water ingestion may mitigate post-exercise hypotension, increase cerebral perfusion and improve mood states.
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Fizzy water feels fizzy and you can’t sleep while drinking?

Ahhh

 

Only read the abstract and I’m intrigued by the why

glad it isn’t done by subjective

I prefer a cool fizzy drink too so there would be all sorts to question on any ‘how do you feel’ measures.

 

It seems all fluids increased mean arterial pressure and cerebral artery blood velocity for less than a minute in hot people who'd been cycling.

But carbonated water raised it fractionally more! (Although also for less than a minute). And exhilarated their mouths!

You never know, it might get a prize for the year's most desperate marketing ploy.

 

Hiccups can definitely be exhilarating for the mouth and decrease sleepiness.