Are you drinking too much water?

According to a report in the UK tabloid, the Daily Mail, cullinary queen Nigella Lawson has admitted to being an aquaholic amid rumours she's been warned over health risks of her excessive water intake.

19 Jul 2011

water (Image: W.J.Pilsak, via Wikimedia Commons)

water (Image: W.J.Pilsak, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Daily Mail reports that "She is a self-confessed 'aquaholic' who has admitted in the past to drinking three litres of water before going to sleep at night. [She has] been repeatedly warned about the health risks of her excessive water drinking by family doctor Peter Wheeler." Read more.

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