title: [Intestinal transport of coconut water sodium and glucose in rats "in vivo"].
abstract: The chemical composition of coconut water shows a great variability during its maturational process and in no instance this fluid can be considered as an oral rehydration under scientific basis. The jejunal transport of water, sodium and glucose was studied in rats in vivo with coconut water during the different stages of maturation of the fruit. There was water absorption (mean = 1.07 -/+ 0.45 microl/min/cm), sodium secretion (mean =-169.04 -/+ 29.06 microEq/min/cm) and glucose absorption (mean = 5212.70 -/+ 2098.47 microg%/min/cm) in all the stages studied. This study demonstrates that sodium secretion impedes considering coconut water a rehydrating solution.
authors.affiliation: Depto. de Pediatria-Disciplina de Gastreoenterolgia Pediátrica da Escola Pualista da Medicina, Instituto da Criança Prof. Pedro de Alcantara do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculadade de Medicine de Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Fagundes Neto