Drinking Too Much Water Can Be a Problem Too

Are you an aquaholic? Doctors tell us to drink more water but drinking too much can be even worse

The “rules” of hydration have been drilled in your system since you were a kid: Drink 8 to 12 glasses of water every day; hydrate before you get thirsty. While it is a good advice, it might be a little misguided. A new report on overhydration shows that by encouraging kids to drink, drink, drink, we might be putting them at a risk for serious health complications - and in some cases even death.

There’s no scientific method behind the number of glasses of water one should drink. It is a baseless myth which refuses to die. And the recommendation doesn’t take into account gender, environment, altitude, fitness level – factors that could affect fluid intake needs.
– Heath Matthews, Sports Physiotherapist, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital