Carbs ..Sodium..and water retention?

[KILLER2001]

My question is: What will make you retain more water? Lets say a diet with alot of carbs, but low in sodium vs. a diet low in carbs,like a keto, but alot of sodium, from like cheese, bacon ect.
Just curious, its seems like when ever i diet with low carbs my face really leans up, but as soon as I eat some carbs(clean)my face puffs back up. I am between cycles now, so thats not the problem.

 

[granby140]

well we all know sodium makes us retain water. I tend to get puffy when i eat carbs too.

 

[Ceebs]

Carbs (and the subsequently elevated insulin levels from eating them) produce the biggest water retention, in my experience.

 

[knekt]

Carbs is converted as glucose in your muscles.
Each molecyle of glucose, holds two molecyles of water.

 

[satchboogie]

which brings up to a neat observation...

an alternative to steroids to induce water bloat???