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Originally posted by VOL:
There is no bad results from drinking a lot of water, that is medically proven.
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that's not true at all. While it's not something you hear a lot about, athletes especially are subject to hyponatremia. They exert themselves and drink too much water causing the amount of plasma in the blood to increase which in turn causes the sodium content in the blood to dilute to an unhealthy level, not to mention they're sweating which releases more sodium. It can very easily be corrected and usually has no side effects if caught, but if left unattended, a sodium inbalance in the body can lead to a coma or even death.
yahoo for biology.