Drinking too much water can cause harm to health

If you are drinking water based on a schedule rather than on thirst then think again; you are harming your health.

The popular belief that drinking 8 glasses of water is good for health was challenged by researchers from Monash University in Australia.

The study concluded drinking too much water puts the body in danger of water intoxication or hyponatremia (low sodium levels in blood).

Hyponatremia can potentially cause symptoms ranging from lethargy to nausea to convulsions and even coma.

Michael Farrell, associate professor at Monash said, ‘If we just do what our body demands us to we will probably get it right – just drink according to thirst rather than an elaborate schedule.’

Another good indicator to intake of fluids is the color of urine – ensure it is colorless or faint yellow!