Protein, hormones & water retention

[dionysus]

Does the amount of protein intake affect how much fluctuating hormones is liking to cause water retention (in the skin)?

[RRM]

Does the amount of protein intake affect how much fluctuating hormones is liking to cause water retention (in the skin)?

Maybe, because high levels of protein have anabolic effects, but probably the effect is direct, as proteins are hydrophilic; the high the protein levels, the more water is retain by these proteins, directly.

[dionysus]

That makes sense. Thanks