Water retention and sodium intake

rvicini
rvicini Posts: 252 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I know now that water retention is due to excesive sodium consumption. Do you have a way to say how much sodium equal water retention?

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  • Valm0n
    Valm0n Posts: 88
    1g of salt makes your body store about 1lt water in your body for around 8 hours. (1g salt = 400mg sodium)

    thus, if you eat 2g salt and drink 2 liters water 1 hour before bed, then sleep for 6 hours and weigh just after, you'll probably have gained 2-4 pounds (of water) ^^'
  • DPernet
    DPernet Posts: 481 Member
    It's going to vary by person. It also depends how much potassium you've taken in that day too as this can offset the sodium.

    If I go over my sodium by 500mg-1000mg, then I can see up to 2 or 3 pounds extra the next day. Sometimes more, sometimes less.
  • frankborelli
    frankborelli Posts: 218 Member
    wow. Glad I searched and found this. Had a WAY high sodium intake day yesterday and am holding about four pounds of water I think. Makes sense looking at your numbers. Also good to know there's a potassium offset. THANKS!!!

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