Carb loading helps water retention, 4-5g of water retained for metabolising each gram of carbohydrate. Which is why after a big pizza day, you can end up weighing more than the weight of the food that you ate.
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Carb loading helps water retention, 4-5g of water retained for metabolising each gram of carbohydrate. Which is why after a big pizza day, you can end up weighing more than the weight of the food that you ate.