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Michael Press
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<[email protected]>,
Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Ken C. M." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Phil, Non-Squid wrote:
> > > http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/13/water.intox.ap/index.html
> > >
> > > Horrible yet completely avoidable. Makes you wonder that if they
> > > had used 5% dextrose or .9% saline if this would have happened.
> > >
> >
> > I have heard of people ending up in the E.R. for drinking too much
> > water, but never of an actual death from consuming too much water.
>
> A few years back there was some British guy who wrote a book advocating
> drinking large quantities of water. He was later found dead from water
> intoxication, IIRC.
>
> Too much of anything is not good. It's as simple as that.
But too much whisky is just right.
--
Michael Press
<[email protected]>,
Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Ken C. M." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Phil, Non-Squid wrote:
> > > http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/13/water.intox.ap/index.html
> > >
> > > Horrible yet completely avoidable. Makes you wonder that if they
> > > had used 5% dextrose or .9% saline if this would have happened.
> > >
> >
> > I have heard of people ending up in the E.R. for drinking too much
> > water, but never of an actual death from consuming too much water.
>
> A few years back there was some British guy who wrote a book advocating
> drinking large quantities of water. He was later found dead from water
> intoxication, IIRC.
>
> Too much of anything is not good. It's as simple as that.
But too much whisky is just right.
--
Michael Press