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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 210171" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p><strong>Water intoxication</strong> (also known as <strong>hyperhydration</strong> or <strong>water poisoning</strong>) is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain function that results when the normal balance of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolyte" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">electrolytes</span></u></a> in the body is pushed outside of safe limits by a very rapid intake of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">water</span></u></a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication#_note-0" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #800080">[1]</span></u></a> Normal, healthy individuals have little to worry about accidentally overconsuming water. Nearly all deaths related to water intoxication in normal individuals have resulted either from water drinking contests, in which individuals attempt to consume several gallons over the course of just a few minutes, or long bouts of intensive exercise during which time electrolytes are not properly replenished, yet massive amounts of fluid are still consumed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 210171, member: 1246"] [B]Water intoxication[/B] (also known as [B]hyperhydration[/B] or [B]water poisoning[/B]) is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain function that results when the normal balance of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolyte"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]electrolytes[/COLOR][/U][/URL] in the body is pushed outside of safe limits by a very rapid intake of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]water[/COLOR][/U][/URL].[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication#_note-0"][U][COLOR=#800080][1][/COLOR][/U][/URL] Normal, healthy individuals have little to worry about accidentally overconsuming water. Nearly all deaths related to water intoxication in normal individuals have resulted either from water drinking contests, in which individuals attempt to consume several gallons over the course of just a few minutes, or long bouts of intensive exercise during which time electrolytes are not properly replenished, yet massive amounts of fluid are still consumed. [/QUOTE]
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