Getty The study noted that seltzer and other carbonated beverages are also often used as an appetite suppressant, writing, “distension of the gastric antrum [the lower part of the stomach] due ...

“Distension of the gastric antrum [the lower part of the stomach] due to the release of dissolved gas from carbonated water induces satiety, which may cause further satiety and gastric motility ...

During endoscopic examination, biopsy samples from the fundus and the antrum of the stomach and from the duodenum were collected. Some were used for the classical histological examination and ...

“distension of the gastric antrum [the lower part of the stomach] due to the release of dissolved gas from carbonated water induces satiety, which may cause further satiety and gastric motility ...

Gastric emptying and antral motility were calculated as follows, Gastric emptying = [Antral area at 1 min - Antral area at 15 min]/Antral area at 1 min × 100 Frequency of antral contractions ...