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Can You Drink Too Much Water?
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Wed 19 Aug, 2009 07:17 am
It's good to keep hydrated, but can you drink too much water so that you're doing harm rather than good?
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mismi - 08/19/2009
Yes http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwaterintox.htm
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C99 - 08/19/2009
yes! i can be bad for you if you drink too much WATER ,and not enough things like gatorade, and powerade. well, its not actually the drink its the thing inside the drink. im not sure what it is...
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MontereyJack - 09/04/2009
Yes, you can die. Though it takes a LOT of water. Marathon runners have overhydrated themselves and died. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
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jespah - 08/20/2009
Yes. You can screw up your electrolyte balance. It makes you feel drunk, actually. PS You don't need Gatorade for electrolytes. Water with a little sugar or honey and salt will do the trick for...
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Joethewaterguy - 09/04/2009
actually, I think that you need sodium
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Joethewaterguy - 09/04/2009
like salt
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Wed 19 Aug, 2009 07:20 am
@dogwalkman
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yes!
i can be bad for you if you drink too much WATER ,and not enough things like gatorade, and powerade.
well, its not actually the drink its the thing inside the drink.
im not sure what it is called
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mismi
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Wed 19 Aug, 2009 07:21 am
@dogwalkman
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Yes
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwaterintox.htm
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jespah
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Thu 20 Aug, 2009 03:34 am
@mismi
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Yes. You can screw up your electrolyte balance. It makes you feel drunk, actually.
PS You don't need Gatorade for electrolytes. Water with a little sugar or honey and salt will do the trick for about 1/10 of 1% of the cost.
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Joethewaterguy
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Fri 4 Sep, 2009 04:30 pm
@jespah
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actually, I think that you need sodium
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Joethewaterguy
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Fri 4 Sep, 2009 04:32 pm
@Joethewaterguy
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like salt
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MontereyJack
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Fri 4 Sep, 2009 05:08 pm
Yes, you can die. Though it takes a LOT of water. Marathon runners have overhydrated themselves and died.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
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