Why is sodium bad for weight reducing diets?

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Sodium/Salt causes you to retain fluids, and retaining fluids increases your weight, size in inches and can increase your blood pressure.

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sodium is bad because the government puts it in all phoods to mess with the minds of dieting americans. 2000 mg of sodium is the maximum daily allowance; hence, if you eat more than this allowance thous hearteth shall explodeth.

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