Q I'm working hard on my diet but not losing weight—could it be because I eat salty food?
A Fat cells hold a lot of water, so eating too much salt increases body water and makes fat cells swell. A low-salt or salt-free diet plays a key role in flushing out excess body water.
Detailed Answer
High salt intake raises osmotic pressure in the body, drawing in water, and that water builds up inside fat cells, making them larger. For diuresis to work well early in weight loss, you need to actively cut back on salt. This is especially true if you have significant swelling—weight can change quickly with a low-salt diet alone.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
In Korean medicine, clearing unnecessarily accumulated water from the body is the first step in treating obesity. When constitution-matched herbal medicine activates water metabolism alongside a low-salt diet, the medicine's diuretic and metabolism-boosting effects work far better.
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