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Water intake is regulated by homeostasis... you should drink as much as you want to drink.

• tecleandor 7y ago
  But not that much you water-poison yourself!
• partiallypro 7y ago
  You can over-hydrate though. The myth that you need tons and tons of water has actually led to over-hydration which can cause serious problems or even death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
  • geddy 7y ago
    Sure, you can over-hydrate, but when is the last time someone died from drinking too much water who hadn't also just run a marathon? Referring to a normal person who decided to up their water intake, and died later that day?
    • noja 7y ago
      2007 during a contest to win a Nintendo: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6261509.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6261509.stm
      • jobigoud 7y ago
        This is triggering my phobia of dying of a stupid death. Wow this story is so sad.
      • flukus 7y ago
        Note that the "hold your wee" part may have played some role as well, limiting how much the kidneys can process.
  • freshbagels 7y ago
    > The myth that you need tons and tons of water has actually led to over-hydration Absolutely false. Do you have any evidence for that statement?
    • tapanjk 7y ago
      Here's one book that presents evidence: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14537326-waterlogged https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14537326-waterlogged
    • virtuallynathan 7y ago
      yea, this is totally true. You dilute your electrolytes and get hyponatremia. Very common in marathons now - here's a paper on it: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa043901 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa043901 "On univariate analyses, hyponatremia was associated with substantial weight gain, consumption of more than 3 liters of fluids during the race, consumption of fluids every mile"
• nestorherre 7y ago
  Came in to post this.. just drink whenever you feel to.