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We have envisioned the impact that can generate excess water in the human body, but it is worth noting the opinion of Ellen Asuar, nutritionists, who states that those who have this type of behavior are “addicts who can not imagine the consequences. They think that, being natural, water does not hurt. This is the image we have of the liquid, but it is a mistake: its prolonged and excessive intake can have dire consequences, “he states.

In the case of Mary, remembers the nutritionist, “several months after he collapsed liquid diet in the classroom, what triggered the problem that was intruded. The diagnosis made by the physicians indicated heart failure, leg cramps and fatigue ample proof of his kidneys, which had been under real stress. ” Read the rest of this entry »

The hypothalamus is the part of the brain that controls many aspects of emotional behavior, but also is responsible for the conservation of water in the body and to output the fluid need (thirst).

It would be difficult to have a physiological imbalance (potomania neurological) that disrupt this complex mechanism, so that experts agree that excessive water drinking, compulsively and without any sense of thirst is, obviously, part of a serious psychiatric may fall within the related disorders of impulse control.

The issue, says a study conducted at the Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, is that many young girls are prey to the marketing and advertising and social pressure to lose a few kilos but, in principle, many they are fully aware of being obese. Read the rest of this entry »

In an effort to bring healthy living and weight loss, it is increasingly common to see people carrying a bottle of drinking water often. However, drinking too much fluid is real problem because it can be a symptom of mental imbalance.

Anorexia (loss of weight by stop eating and undergo intense workouts) and bulimia (repeated episodes of excessive food intake followed by vomiting or using laxatives) have attracted the interest of the scientific community related to medicine, since which are two of the most common eating disorders in the world and because they are characterized by the establishment of a pattern of conduct that puts in risk the integrity of free those who suffer. Read the rest of this entry »