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Water Weight

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Water Weight
A popular term for interstitial fluid which is relatively labile and easily lost with diuretics; the weight lost early in many diets is often water weight


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While it is true that the individual will weigh slightly less when their session in the sauna is over, this minor weight loss is due to the reduction of water weight in the body.
Among those in the UK study who are concerned about their salt intake, high blood pressure was their number one reason for concern at 19%, followed closely by bloating and water weight gain (16%).
Among those in the UK study who are concerned about their salt intake, high blood pressure was their number one reason for concern at 19%, followed closely by bloating and water weight gain (16%).
 
 
 
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