Therapist Yulia Mironova: people are warned about the dangers of insufficient water consumption, but its excess is also dangerous due to its consequences.
Therapist Mironova reminded that you should always drink water in moderation, although frequent statements about the dangers of dehydration can create the impression that you need to drink constantly and a lot. Indeed, in hot conditions, when the body sweats a lot, the need to replenish fluids increases significantly. But under normal conditions, you should not abuse it. Drinking too much water can lead to cramps and more serious conditions, the expert emphasized.
Mironova explained that excessive amounts of water entering the body dangerously dilute the concentration of important minerals in it – this, in turn, is fraught with dangerous consequences.
“Excessive water consumption can lead to the development of hyponatremia, a condition in which Blood sodium levels drop to dangerously low levels. This leads to swelling of the cells and can cause serious complications, including convulsions and coma,” the therapist specified in a comment to Izvestia.
Yulia Mironova drew attention to the fact that the US National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends focusing on the following parameters: 3.5 liters of liquid per day for men and 2.5 liters for women. This amount includes absolutely all liquid – both in the form of clean drinking water and in the form of other drinks and liquids present in food. The expert noted that people get about 20% of their daily fluid intake from food, tea, coffee, or juices.
Earlier, the MedikForum.ru portal wrote about what foods doctors recommend eating to replenish calcium in the body after 50 years.
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Yulia Mironova Health General Practitioner