The universal advice that has made guzzling 8 glasses of water is more urban myth than medical dogma and appears to lack scientific proof. Enough said.

Regards, Joey

p.s: I don't want to hear yet another water intoxication case already!

Drink intelligently.

Regards, Joey

Thanks for the information. I nearly forgotten that the food that we consumed contains liquid in it too. How about those coma patients in the hospital can live from nutrients through an IV, intravenously? Those are considered as liquid food too if I'm not mistaken.

Regards, Joey

There's news on New Straits Times, Tuesday, November 10, 2009 about water intoxication. You may do some reading there.

Regards, Joey

This post has been edited by Joey Christensen: Nov 10 2009, 03:51 PM

Ingesting more water than you need can increase your total blood volume. And since your blood volume exists within a closed system - your blood circulatory system - needlessly increasing your blood volume on a regular basis puts unnecessary burden on your heart and blood vessels.

Your kidneys must work overtime to filter excess water out of your blood circulatory system. Your kidneys are not the equivalent of a pair of plumbing pipes whereby the more water you flush through your kidneys, the cleaner they become; rather, the filtration system that exists in your kidneys is composed in part by a series of specialised capillary beds called glomeruli. Your glomeruli can get damaged by unnecessary wear and tear over time, and drowning your system with large amounts of water is one of many potential causes of said damage.

Excerpt taken from Dr. Ben Kim.

Regards, Joey

p.s: My advice would be, it is to follow your sense of thirst. Drink when you are feel thirsty. You'll develop the habit of drinking water then.