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by Agenttin 2027 days ago
My other favorite is the use of "too much"

Example from that account: "Too much fructose can cause liver damage -- in mice."

To quote Stephen Fry, "Of course too much is bad for you. Too much is exactly that quantity which is excessive! Too much water is bad for you."

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Funnily enough, I used to drink too much water and sent myself into seizures at one point. The nurse ran in, in hysterics to pull the IV fluids out of my arm, when the diagnosis came through. My coaches had always told me to hydrate, and I worked out hard (at the time), but I wasn't replacing the salt =) Ah, the innocence (and ignorance) of youth.