Sodium, does it prohibit fat loss?

[serbyte]

Everyone says that you should stay away from sodium, ie. salt. Well, im a salto-holic. I was wondering if there were any bad effects besides retaining water. It may keep you looking bloated, but you could get rid of that in a week of drinking a lot of water and going low sodium. What im asking is, does it prohibit fat loss or gaining muscle.

 

[anthrax]

unless you already have hypertension, sodium is not a big issue (just water retention)

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

Yeah for me it's just water retention, it's not fat that i accumulate but subcuteneous water that covers my cuts

 

[sawastea]

unfortunately, in todays society, everything seems to be processed, so actually, it's VERY easy to surpass the RDA of 2000mg of sodium per day. Most condensed soups, chili, etc contain roughly 30-50% of your sodium PER SERVING. Cold cuts at your local deli are high in sodium as well as all the lovely food from your local fast food joint. Heck, even a slice of fat free cheese contains about 10% of sodium. Your best bet is obviously looking at the labels as well as eating veggies and non-processed foods

 

[georgie24]

sodium kills my cuts and shit

 

[Deleted member 33117]

No, it is only an issue of water retention. However, the fact that it can elevate blood pressure should make you at least limit your sodium intake. Especially if you are juicing. I only point this out because most of the people on EF are steroid users.