How much water is too much?

sarahtiano

I find that I drink a TON of water... like all the time. Before I know it, I've had 160 oz ... Is this bad for me?

maletac

depends really ... i would say no... because if your working out then your sweating and peeing throughout the day... can people die from drinking to much water? YES but it takes a lot and in a short period of time

frostiegurl

If you drink it over the course of the entire day then it's not bad for you. However there is a thing called water intoxication or toxicity. That basically entails overloading your body with water in a short period of time and has been know to kill people. Just don't go drinking gallons of it in a limited time frame.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication

bikerbiz

http://drbenkim.com/drink-too-much-water-dangerous.html

I suppose it can be, but in pretty extreme quantities and situations...