Q Which foods make swelling worse?
A Salty meals — soups, noodle dishes, processed and delivery food — matter most. Late-night eating and alcohol come straight back as puffiness the next morning. Sweets and wheat create digestive stagnation and worsen swelling indirectly.
Detailed Answer
Even with the same soup, leaving the broth greatly reduces salt intake. If instant noodles, stews and salted side dishes are frequent, start by reducing how often. Alcohol disturbs water metabolism and is a classic cause of a puffy face the next day.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Reducing salt in the evening hours is more sustainable in practice than cutting it entirely. Salty food late at night shows on the morning face far more clearly than the same food at midday. A few days of records make your own pattern obvious.
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