Can you drink too much water, is it harmful, or do get better fat loss results the more H2o you drink?

In theory you can drink/eat too much of anything.

However for low carb dieting the general rule is the more water the better - at least 2 litres a day (64 ounces - 8 glasses) but double that would be helpfull.

Cheers,

Malcolm

Probably not.

Some meds have insatiable thirst as a side effect but they're pretty heavy duty. In that case, you can over drink. There's also diabetes insipidus.

But for most of us, more within reason is better.

can lead to haemorrhaging, especially in the brain. I don't know the danger level but 10 pints killed a young girl over here some years ago. They thought she'd died of Ecstasy poisoning but it turned out it was too much water.

Apparently the body can process around a glass of water an hour (although the article I read didn't specify the size of glass!!)

The official guidelines are drink when you're thirsty. The paler your urine the more hydrated you are. If it's very pale, bordering on clear you're probably drinking too much.

What I do know is that my skin suffered terrible while I was drinking 2 litres a day. I had spots and dry patches, itches and rashes and nothing would cure it. I stopped drinking so much water and my skin's improved amazingly.

I can normally put away about 4 litres of water a day and feel OK for it, although am normally dashing to the loo a lot!!!!

Once I get into the rountine of actually drinking water then I can easily just keep drinking, once I was drinking about 6 litres of water a day but found that was quite uncomfortable ...

Before starting this WOL I would only drink tea or alcohol ... I wouldnt touch water - now I actually enjoy it, although sometimes I have to force myself to get started ... plus I prefer sparkling water although can cause some historically loud belches!

Lindy

I sure hope it don't create a problem for me. Im up to almost a gallon and a half now that the weather is so humid and hot.

and if you're working outside a lot. I don't aircondition and do a LOT of heavy work outside on the weekends; it's all I can do to stay hydrated and I don't worry about too much. Kinda scary when you can drink more than a gallon and not have to pee...

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/.../a/aa051200.htm

The answer is yes. Basically, you can replace too many of your bodily fluids with plain water. Your electrolyte and salt levels get too low and you can pass out. Over time you can die from it.

I wouldn't drink more than 150oz of water per day unless you're doing a lot of exercising. (4hr+)

It can also happen if you have a rapid change in water intake. If you only drank 16oz for 5 years, then over a week's time drank 150oz every day, you would probably suffer from water intoxication.