How Much Does Salt Intake Influence Body Weight Through Water Retention, And How Long Does It Last?
For example, if a 150-pound wrestler was trying to make a certain weight class but consumed a lot of salt one day (say, 500% of the recommended daily amount) while still drinking plenty of water, he would supposedly weigh more for awhile.
But how much more? A few ounces? Ten pounds? I really have no idea, and I know it would vary, but I’d like a ballpark figure.
And how long would the weight increase last? Hours? Weeks?
Thanks!
Your kidneys regulate your sodium and potassium. It’s a complicated biochemical feedback part of physiology at only a real genus (or idiot savant) could remember. Expect to gain weight water weight as you consume too much salt and loose the weight as your kidneys rid you of the sodium. Yikes, I don’t know what you are up to but it’s a bad idea what ever ti is. Couple days to eliminate and regulate but you would feel crappy the whole time.