The legendary Bruce Lee died at just 32 years of age, existing certain doubts about what exactly was the cause of his death. The leading hypothesis so far is that it was due to an allergic reaction to a pain reliever, but a new study suggests another surprising possibility: drink too much water
The study in question was carried out by the Jimenez Diaz Foundation and baptized with the name of ‘Who killed Bruce Lee? The Hyponatremia Hypothesis‘, where the idea is defended that an excessive intake of water was what caused a cerebral edema.
The study defends the idea that Lee had various risk factors for hyponatremia, which happens when you have an abnormally low level of sodium in your blood. One of the most prominent is the excessive consumption of liquids and his hypothesis is that the death of the actor is due to “a specific form of kidney dysfunction” leading to the body being unable to excrete enough water to maintain water homeostasis. That could lead to hyponatremia, cerebral edema, and death within hours.
From the study he defends himself that “there is a need to spread more widely the concept that excessive water intake can kill“, as “can cause death even in young and healthy people“and that hyponatremia”found in up to 40% of hospitalized peopleCome on, a very real danger.
Remember that the most widespread recommendation is to drink about 2 liters of water a day, amount that rises during the summer months. Of course, the idea is to ingest them throughout the day instead and not do it suddenly, since this way we could increase the danger of suffering hyponatremia.
Curiously, in one of Lee’s most famous videos we can see the actor saying to his interviewer “Be Water, my friend‘. The idea remains, but it’s still paradoxical that precisely the water may have been the cause of his sudden death…