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We don’t know OPs diet. All we know is that OP feels some kind of societal pressure to drink more than they want to. Nobody should do that. We should consume the amount that feels right and it’s as simple as that. Those who consume a high fat diet, or are overweight may have plenty of metabolic water through fat.

Water pushers are just as wrong as I am. Hyponatraemia can be fatal and it can have similar symptoms to heat exhaustion, leading people to chug more water. The only safe advice for water is to drink what feels right.

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yoevli@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Respectfully, what on Earth are you talking about? OP has only indicated that they’re trying to be health-conscious by maintaining proper hydration - the weird “societal pressure” angle is being superimposed by you. As I alluded to in my previous comment, it’s easy to ignore mild dehydration and sometimes a conscious effort is needed to maintain optimal intake. “Drink when you’re thirsty” is fine in a vacuum, but to distill (no pun intended) hydration advice down to just that is to ignore how people work in real life.

I don’t know why you’re bringing up hyponatremia. Water toxicity is exceedingly rare and one would need to consume an inordinate amount of water in short time before it becomes “unsafe.” You’re unnecessarily fearmongering and pushing misinformation when you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Also, there’s no “water-pushing” conspiracy at play here. It’s just a reality that most people don’t consume as much water as they ideally should, and as a result people sometimes draw attention to that reality as a means of improving the general health of society.

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- antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  OP said “I don’t like drinking water” and my response to that is, then don’t. No reason to force a habit. Could even be risky to just follow the advice of somebody on the internet.
  
  Grand Canyon EMS responded to 474 nonfatal and 6 fatal HRI cases, with the majority (84%) being US residents, 29% from Western states. Of the nonfatal cases, 51% were women, the median age was 43 years (range, 11–83 years), and 18% reported a cardiovascular condition. Clinical HRI assessments included dehydration (25%), heat exhaustion (23%), and suspected hyponatremia (19%).
  
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  Hyponatremia was found to be almost as common as dehydration at the Grand Canyon. It is not a rare condition. It is very important to bring salty snacks when hiking in the heat. As important as bringing water.
  
  Most people don’t drink enough water maybe, but most people also eat loads of sodium from ultra processed food, many times what the body needs.
  
  Anyway there are many perfectly healthy people who drink very little water. There are also people who drink their own urine. Don’t worry about it.
  
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