Don't be fooled (and harmed!) by the dieting industry! - Put down that diet coke! - You don't need to buy diet junk to lose weight. - Read on:

Obesity is not caused by overeating! - It is caused by fluid retention and is made worse by dieting.

To reduce fluid retention you need to cut down on salt/sodium - i.e. avoid eating salt and salty food. - Forget about calories! - You KNOW that dieting does not work! - Cutting down on salt DOES work. - Try it!

Lose weight, reduce your risk of most cancers, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease, vascular dementia, osteopenia, osteoporosis, hypercholesterolaemia, depression, liver and kidney problems, and improve your health in many other ways without drugs or expense by eating less salt! - Try it! - You will feel so much better!

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Read my Mensa article on Obesity and the Salt Connection

vulnerable groups

See Sodium in foods and

Associated health conditions and

See FAT RETENTION

Children and Obesity