is it possible to OD on anti-oxidants?

[Dis]

that's bull****

it's only too late if you are doing very, very strenuous activity.

Most humans never work out that hard.

There's a reason why we have a thing called thirst. It's to get us to drink enough fluids.

Think about it. If it was too late, and we easily died because we didn't drink water when we weren't thirsty- human would have never survived. Do you think the caveman was smart enough to know he had to drink water before he was thirsty? And I'm sure they were much more active than most people in the western world.

In summary you only need to drink when you are thirsty- unless you are some professional athlete who overdos workouts.

[Mr. Harley]

Thanks - I can never remember the term - water intoxication.

[Solly]

that's bull****

it's only too late if you are doing very, very strenuous activity.

Most humans never work out that hard.

There's a reason why we have a thing called thirst. It's to get us to drink enough fluids.

Think about it. If it was too late, and we easily died because we didn't drink water when we weren't thirsty- human would have never survived. Do you think the caveman was smart enough to know he had to drink water before he was thirsty? And I'm sure they were much more active than most people in the western world.

In summary you only need to drink when you are thirsty- unless you are some professional athlete who overdos workouts.

There are also times when you need food but aren't necessarily hungry.

A lot of people mistake thirst for hunger.

[Flandrien]

Drinking too little or too late does not kill you. It only increases the concentration of waste products in your kidneys, which can lead to kidney stones. Drinking early can prevent that.

[Snotty]

Originally posted by Kramerman


i hated that 'rule' It was such BS and evryone knew it. I dont know a single person who drank that much water and they all led healthy full lives... grrr. Whoever came up with that should be shot. Good day Sir.

Working outside during the summer I drink 3-4 litres a day (12-16 glasses).

You only start to feel thirsty when you are 1-2% dehydrated. Its fine to reach this point. 3% is raging thirst/headache. 10% is dead.

[Kramerman]

that is completely different tho, i meant in the routine day. At track meets in the late spring, where here it would get up into the 90s farenheit, i would easily drink a gallon or more of water through out the day, and continue drinking more that evening after i went home. But im sweating like a pig and losing alot of water. im sure the situation for you was similar. However its not uncommmon for me on normal days to drink maybe only a half liter of FLUID in a day (including juice and soda), and im still here in good shape and my pee is almost clear