what exacty does soduim do in your diet?

[solid-d]

Does it hold water? make you fat? what exactly does it do? and how much is bad while cutting.. Also isnt table salt full of sodium..

[V_Xsucks]

try to avoid sodium. It retains alot of water and it makes you look fat.

[daman1]

It holds water and makes you look bloated...

[Spoon]

all you guys are correct but it wont hurt to have a little sodium daily to add MORE flavor to our food. i put seasonings conatining sodium in some of my meals, this amount is negligible and wont lead to excessive bloating

[Dakota280]

makes ya feel fat and bloated by retaining water, thus makes ya feel bad when ya look in the mirror. But it can be flushed out very quickly

[Spoon]

just make sure to drink lots of water when eating food with sodium

[SwoleCat]

Sodium, as well as potassium, is very key for electrolyte balances in the body. Sodium is not a "bad" thing, but too little water to dilute it is, thus contributing to the bloated look/feeling.

~SC~