Water Consumption - How Much is Too Much?

Mac_X
Mac_X Posts: 110 Member
edited January 5 in Food and Nutrition
If spaced out properly over a day, is there a limit on how much water a person should drink? Obviously, it can be dangerous to drink too much at once, but at what point does it become counterproductive to consume more water?

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  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I've always followed the rule that if my urine is pale yellow or clear, I'm good. If you're clear all day and/or peeing every 30 minutes, it's probably bordering on too much. :tongue:
  • Mac_X
    Mac_X Posts: 110 Member
    That makes a lot of sense. I wonder at the science of it, like if drinking too much water flushes away nutrients from food or vitamins before you can absorb them.
  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    Too much water can actually cause serious problems. A young woman died running the Boston Marathon a few years ago because she over hydrated and the salts in her blood go too diluted. I forget the technical term for this though.
  • disasterman
    disasterman Posts: 746 Member
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
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