Re: Re: Increased urination

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In addition to what Tony said below: if you are restricting calories so much that it's affecting your urine output, you may be losing too much too fast. If so, slow down as it's unhealthy rather than healthy to lose weight fast and you could be causing harm. Walford gives a long explanation of this in BT120YD. This is especially true the older you are.

OTOH, adding more veggies and fruit in your diet will indeed cause more urine output.

on 2/20/2006 11:16 PM, citpeks at citpeks@... wrote:

,

If you are not losing weight, the water that you drink (or which is

part of your food) goes out as urine or sweat. However, if you are

losing weight, some of the weight loss would be due to water loss.

Fat tissue contains about 10% water, so when you lose one pound of

body weight some of the weight loss would be due to water.

It is possible that increased urination may also be due to CR if you

are losing weight. The purines derived from the breakdown of protein

in your tissues are converted into uric acid which is excreted in the

urine.

Increased urination could also be due to 1) increased consumption of

water, 2) diuretic effect of something that you eat (e.g., caffeine),

3) urinary tract infection, 4) diabetes, 5) decreased salt intake, 6)

etc, etc, see the long list:

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/frequent_urination.htm

Have a medical exam and a urinalysis if you suspect a physical problem.

Tony

>

> I am a newbie and have a very basic question. When the body

> metabolizes fat, is one of the byproducts increased urination? I have

> been eating more vegetables and fruits, less processed foods, etc. I

> am not a full fledged CRONIE yet, but my eating habits have improved.

> I know that veggies and fruits have a much higher water content than

> other foods, and this may account for the increased urine output. But

> I was wondering if this was also caused by my body burning off some of

> its fat stores? I have noticed on the days when I restrict my calories

> more, I pee more. Any insights?

>

> Regards,

>

>

[Guest guest]

In addition to what Tony said below: if you are restricting calories so much that it's affecting your urine output, you may be losing too much too fast. If so, slow down as it's unhealthy rather than healthy to lose weight fast and you could be causing harm. Walford gives a long explanation of this in BT120YD. This is especially true the older you are.

OTOH, adding more veggies and fruit in your diet will indeed cause more urine output.

on 2/20/2006 11:16 PM, citpeks at citpeks@... wrote:

,

If you are not losing weight, the water that you drink (or which is

part of your food) goes out as urine or sweat. However, if you are

losing weight, some of the weight loss would be due to water loss.

Fat tissue contains about 10% water, so when you lose one pound of

body weight some of the weight loss would be due to water.

It is possible that increased urination may also be due to CR if you

are losing weight. The purines derived from the breakdown of protein

in your tissues are converted into uric acid which is excreted in the

urine.

Increased urination could also be due to 1) increased consumption of

water, 2) diuretic effect of something that you eat (e.g., caffeine),

3) urinary tract infection, 4) diabetes, 5) decreased salt intake, 6)

etc, etc, see the long list:

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/frequent_urination.htm

Have a medical exam and a urinalysis if you suspect a physical problem.

Tony

>

> I am a newbie and have a very basic question. When the body

> metabolizes fat, is one of the byproducts increased urination? I have

> been eating more vegetables and fruits, less processed foods, etc. I

> am not a full fledged CRONIE yet, but my eating habits have improved.

> I know that veggies and fruits have a much higher water content than

> other foods, and this may account for the increased urine output. But

> I was wondering if this was also caused by my body burning off some of

> its fat stores? I have noticed on the days when I restrict my calories

> more, I pee more. Any insights?

>

> Regards,

>

>