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Hey guys, in this video we're going to talk about the person that is retaining fluid yet

they are dehydrated.

Is it possible?

Well, let's talk about it.

Alright, before I get into it, I want to explain something.

Glucose is stored in the body as something called glycogen.

So glycogen is a string of glucose molecules, glucose is sugar.

Now check this out.

One gram of glycogen bonds to two grams of water.

So basically glycogen is a fluid filled sponge.

There's a lot of water there.

So when you're running your body on sugar, fuel, and not on fat fuel because you haven't

discovered the ketogenic diet or intermittent fasting yet, you're holding a lot of fluid.

You're having a dimmer swelling.

You press in the ankles and you see this dent that forms.

That's because you're running on sugar.

Also, having too much sugar has a tendency to retain sodium and it reads potassium.

So when you have high blood sugars and high insulin, you're dumping a lot of potassium,

you're retaining sodium.

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