http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/tags/msg Low sodium diet community en-US Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:22:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/search.php http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/topic/can-someone-lose-weight-by-following-a-low-sodium-diet#post-14 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:17:32 +0000 low sodium diet 14@http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/ <p>The main purpose of following a low sodium diet is not loosing weight, however it is well known that retaining less sodium in body definitely helps someone also retain less water. Therefore, people who cut on their salt intake tend to drink less water, hence keeping less weight. </p> <p>The body tries to keep sodium in blood in a certain range. If you consume more sodium than your body needs, you will get it out of system through sweating, restroom visits, etc. The body will need more water (you will feel thirsty more often) to dilute the sodium content.</p> <p>Considering that majority of the human body's weight is water, consuming less sodium is significant to being light! </p> http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/topic/what-is-msg-and-why-is-the-bad-for-low-sodium-diet#post-10 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:33:25 +0000 DietGuru 10@http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/ <p>Some food processors use "hydrolyzed proteins" to enhance flavor. These hydrolized proteins contain MSG, which is the sodium salt of glutamic acid (a building block of proteins).</p> <p>Since FDA does not require food processors to report MSG in their nutrition labels, you have to check ingredients section of the food packaging and see if it has any "hydrolyzed proteins". </p>