Is sodium bad for weight loss?

cparkes2211

Seen and read a few things on here about Sodium and weight gain....please can someone advise what this is about?

Thanks

sarahazelnut99

haa i was just asking this last night. i dont think your going to get a stright answer online because tends to turns into a debate.What you will here is that it makes you retain water weight...which im pretty sure is temporary
i just started watching my sodium intake though because it was always on the back burner for me

Sanya77

The theory is water always follows salt(NaCl). So more salt you consume more water will be retained in your body.

Taylor521

The important thing is water weight isn't fat weight.

All you have to do is cut your sodium down for a few days (or less) and your back to where you were.

That's my understanding.

georgiajuly

First 3 posters are correct.
Sodium is responsible for short-term fluid retention, but usually this will level off fairly quickly, unless you are otherwise gaining weight.

recipe4success

also- many processed and packaged foods are high in sodium (used as a preservative)...so that is often why we go over in our sodium intake. If one eats fewer processed/packaged foods, sodium is less likely to be an issue. Keep in mind sodium is in everything (fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy, bread etc). and we do need a certain amount for our body to function.