ADDICTED TO WATER

ARE YOU AN AQUAHOLIC?if you drink over five liters of water a day and feel irritable when you can't get a glass oh H2o,you may have a problem."Aquaholics do exits,"says Catherine Collins of the British Diietetic Association."There's a very real psychogenic polydipsia.For most,it's aparked when a lifestyle change like cutting out caffeine is made.Typically,someone will up thier intake of water in the beleif that they're 'cleaning' their body.With time,an obsession with drinking water to 'purify' or offset hunger creates potential for harm,especially if combined with a low-salt diet and excessive exercise."But surely you can't drink too much water?you can."Overhydration coupled with a low salt diet can gradually deplete blood salt levels,initially causing fatigue,"explain collons."But eventually low salt levels will impair normal cell fuction causing confusion,disorientation and even coma."Aim to drink around two litres daily,she advises."This could be via water,coffee,tea,juice or soup.The goal is to pass a pale green or yellow urine three or four times a day.If you're going to the toilet every hour you're probably drinking too much."