Does water hurt like wine? This is not the concept that must pass. Here is an analysis of the risks related to excessive consumption of water, those who are more at risk and because it can be harmful to health, net of the fact that the request of the European Commission on alcohol is far from
We immediately make it clear: the death from water intoxication exists but it is very rare and It is a very low condition. Having said that, how true is there in what has just argued Minister Lollobrigida to the general states of wine?
Of true there is that certainly a situation can occur that a excessive hydrationbut you have to go cautious: it depends on the subject and the time in which the quantity deemed was drunk deemed high of water.
The “The abuse of water can also lead to death“Who said the Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida – in order not to admitlet’s face it that the European Commission may be right regarding the carcinogenicity Del wine – It is not entirely lived in the air. But said on the occasion of the General States of wine, reading the results of an English study from a mobile phone, and simply to blaze blatantly against the warning labels on wines and alcohol, leave the time it finds.
War to Europe
Leave the time it finds because the labels that Europe would like to introduce to report the risks related to alcohol consumption, including wine, have been defined by Lollobrigida “a madness” and “An attempt to criminalize wine“.
Yet, according to the World Health Organization, Every year in Europe 800 thousand people die for causes related to alcohol And only a small percentage of European citizens is aware of specific risks. A WHO research revealed that just 14% of interviewees know that alcohol can cause breast cancer, while only 39% are aware of the correlation between alcohol and colon tumors.
When drinking too much water hurts health
Although remaining hydrated is fundamental for our body, exaggerate with water intake It could lead to health problems. In fact, the phenomenon known as water intoxication or hyponatrheriawhich you have when the sodium In the blood it dilutes excessively. Let’s see what the risks and those most exposed to this problem are.
The risks of drinking too much water
IPERSODIEMIA or DILUATIONAL HIMOTRIEMIA
Reni damage and excessive effort of the urinary system
Alterations of the cardiac function
Confusion and neurological alterations
Who is most at risk?
Some groups of people are more vulnerable to the negative effects of excess water:
- Resistance athletes (marathon runners, triathletes, cyclists)
- People with kidney or cardiac diseases
- elderly and people with hormonal problems
- People with eating disorders (such as Ortoressia or Potomania)
- who takes certain drugs
How much water to drink a day to avoid risks?
According to the website of the Ministry of Health:
The reference values, which consider the water taken overall – both through direct consumption and through food and drinks of all kinds -, in conditions of moderate environmental temperatures and medium levels of physical activity, are so defined:
The conclusion?
Hydration remains fundamental for health e Drinking too much water can be as dangerous as little to drink too little. As for everything, it is essential to balance the intake of liquids with the loss of electrolytes, especially for athletes and people with pathologies.
For the rest, we do not divert attention from what Europe asks.
