twentysixtwo
Enlightened
I'd really have to disagree on distilled water being hazardous.
The sodium content in most water is negligible so drinking distilled water should have no more health threat than drinking tap water.
There is some speculation that it will, over time, deplete your body of minerals, but that's different from being fatal.
As far as how much water you'd have to drink to injure yourself, the risk you describe is a real condition - it's called hyponatremia - when your body's salt content gets too low.
It's something you typically see in a few marathon runners each year. The slower, less conditioned ones tend to be more susceptible. These people are drinking a glass of water every five minutes for 5 hours straight. Even then, it's a very rare condition - you only hear about a couple of cases each year.
The sodium content in most water is negligible so drinking distilled water should have no more health threat than drinking tap water.
There is some speculation that it will, over time, deplete your body of minerals, but that's different from being fatal.
As far as how much water you'd have to drink to injure yourself, the risk you describe is a real condition - it's called hyponatremia - when your body's salt content gets too low.
It's something you typically see in a few marathon runners each year. The slower, less conditioned ones tend to be more susceptible. These people are drinking a glass of water every five minutes for 5 hours straight. Even then, it's a very rare condition - you only hear about a couple of cases each year.