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Adam Taylor, Professor and Director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre, Lancaster University

Drinking lots of water may seem like a healthy habit – here’s when and why it can prove toxic

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In late 2023, actor Brooke Shields suffered a seizure after “flooding” her body with water. Shields became dangerously low on sodium while preparing for her show by drinking loads of water. “I flooded my system and I drowned myself,” she would later explain. “And if you don’t have enough sodium in your blood or urine or your body, you can have a seizure.”

Shields said she found herself walking around outside for “no reason at all”, wondering: “Why am I out here?”

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