Stefan, << well, I gained 5kg of body weight and lost it during the 10 days after I had stopped eating those olives. My legs got very thick aswell as my ankles. Just stored water. >> Stefan this is interesting to me.. It seems that either the older I get, or the longer I live on the healthier diet, my tolerance for salt gets worse. I seem to have become extremely sensitive, and anything even a little salty causes my eyes especially but also my hands feet and ankles to swell up with water - really uncomfortable and awful looking. When I fast I lose 15 pounds of water in the first week. Seaweed does this to me as much as foods with refined salt - so I am curious about your friend's experience with sea salt versus table salt. Love, Liza May ([log in to unmask])