This has led to several cases in the medical literature where people have committed violent crimes and then claimed that they did it while they were asleep, Neumeyer said. Sleep studies can show that people do act out their dreams, but who knows if they were dreaming when they committed their crime..
Avoid sugar. Most people think of salt in relation to fluid retention. It is true that excess salt in the diet can aggravate fluid retention, but sugar is more likely to cause the fluid retention in the first place. Sugar is a carbohydrate, and all carbohydrates, if consumed in excess can promote fluid retention. This is because sugar promotes your pancreas to release insulin.
Cold soda may be refreshing on a hot day, but may also cause fluid retention. Photo Credit pioneer111/iStock/Getty Images. If you retain fluid after downing a sugar-laden soda or after a meal high in simple carbohydrates, you're not alone. A diet high in simple sugars can cause water retention, which leads to swelling, especially in your hands, fingers, legs, feet and face. One reason low-carbohydrate diets cause a large weight-loss in the first week is the loss of water weight related to carbohydrate intake.