| Large quantities of any liquid can be fatal, that includes water, because that one can easily cause hyponatremia (deficit of sodium in blood). > Hyponatremia is the most common type of electrolyte imbalance, and is often found in older adults.[11][12] It occurs in about 20% of those admitted to hospital and 10% of people during or after an endurance sporting event.[3][5] Among those in hospital, hyponatremia is associated with an increased risk of death.[5] The economic costs of hyponatremia are estimated at $2.6 billion per annum in the United States A woman made the headlines once for dying in a contest that involved drinking absurd amounts of water in the shortest time. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ten-fired-after-radio-contest-t... The amount? two gallons, so around 7.5 liters of water. Now, spaced around an entire day (rather than in under an hour), it's unlikely to immediately kill you, but even 4 liters of anything is going to be damaging to your health long term wise. Alcohol certainly isn't good for you even in small amounts, but neither is drinking a lot of water, tea, coffee, soda or anything else. The human body was not made to process large amount of anything every day of the week. There is no such a thing as a substance that is "healthy" to "abuse". Unfortunately, there are too many who believe the contrary (as evidenced by the post talking about the guy drinking humongous amounts of green tea to "detox" his body) The desire to continuously stimulate the senses through binge drinking things (which can sometimes be water, many have damaged their body by drinking excessive amounts on a daily basis) or binge eating, well, that's a mental illness in the making. |