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What causes fluid retention?
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Depends: There are a lot of reasons to retain fluid but one of the most common is due to eat too much salt. It's important to limit your salt intake to 1500mg a day or less.
Answered 2/12/2020
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Many things: Most common is salt. Where ever sodium goes, water will follow.
Answered 2/12/2020
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