dairy and water retention

[westsnoop]

OK---if dairy causes you to retain water, WHY? Carb content, or is it something else? I'm curious. It seems carbs should be negligible with cottage cheese or heavy whipping cream.
How about a water retention effect with whey or casien powders?

 

[JJFigure]

If you find cottage cheese makes you retain water, it may be because of the sodium content - 410 mg in 1/2 cup of 2%.

I've not had a problem with water retention while eating cottage cheese though, and right now I eat 1 cup every night. The rest of my diet is fairly low in sodium though.

 

[krayzfresh]

Cottage Cheese is the shit, Mix it with Tuna its so good and so healthy. Look at the nutritional info, its almost pure protein. So what if you retain water, drink more water to counter it

 

[anthrax]

Cottage Cheese is the shit, Mix it with Tuna its so good and so healthy. Look at the nutritional info, its almost pure protein. So what if you retain water, drink more water to counter it

unfortunately there is also a lot of lactose (=carbs)

 

[JJFigure]

6 g of carb and 14 g pro in 1/2 cup of cottage cheese; that's not a lot of carbs, unless you're on a CKD. And not enough to make you retain water.

 

[Him1]

6 g of carb and 14 g pro in 1/2 cup of cottage cheese; that's not a lot of carbs, unless you're on a CKD. And not enough to make you retain water.

Agreed, I never understood why so many people are so anti-dairy. Cheese in particular has a ton of CLA in it, and though I don't know how much per oz., it is a substantial amount. As far as water retention goes, I have switched to soy milk(I used to have 2-3 servings of skim milk a day), and have noticed no decrease in water storage. Go figure.

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

6 g of carb and 14 g pro in 1/2 cup of cottage cheese; that's not a lot of carbs, unless you're on a CKD. And not enough to make you retain water.

so the 6 odd grams of carbs shouldnt be too much to illicit too much harm huh?
cool thanks for reminding me about the carb count lol
i'll incorporate more CCheese and just see how I do, if i notice my cuts dissapear i know what to get rid off