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> 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?
by 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 agoHere's one book that presents evidence: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14537326-waterlogged https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14537326-waterlogged
- virtuallynathan 7y agoyea, 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"