Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Drinking Too Much Water Dangerous

You include people who often drank water? Be careful, too much to drink turns dangerous for the body.

"Drinking too much water can lead to hyponatremia, which reduced levels of sodium in the body. This can be fatal," said Specialist Doctors Faculty of medicine-RSCM Parlindungan Siregar in Jakarta, Wednesday (6/3).

Parlindungan revealed, lack of sodium in the body that occur late can cause the patient easily sleepy. In the event of a rapid, sodium deficiency can cause death.

Sodium or sodium is one of the essential mineral for the body, as the guardian of salt levels in the blood.

Lack of sodium in the body can lead to decreased blood volume that decreases blood pressure, but heart rate increased sharply.



Sodium is also essential for the absorption of glucose in the intestine and kidney.

"Then you should not drink more than four liters of water per 24 hours, because the levels of sodium can be decreased. Subsequently, the elderly should not consume more than 1.5 liters of water per 24 hours," advises Parlindungan.

Parlindungan adding sodium levels in the body so that the seniors have experienced a reduction in water consumption can worsen too much sodium levels in the body.

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