Death by Coconut

Re:Death by Coconut by wellthisisgreat on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @03:37PM (#29641815)

Wow apparently you only need to drink 2.5L of coconut water to get hospitalized or die (if you aren’t hospitalized). I love the beverage and could easily drink that, especially during exercise (which is also the worst time to drink it).

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Re:Death by Coconut by ASalazarMX on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @06:02PM (#29643179)

The subject in the reference got hyperkalemic while playing tennis during very hot weather after drinking eight 11 oz coconut water beverages. OTOH, the hyperkalemia article says even children quickly urinate excess potassium, so healthy people should not worry about it.

I guess the lesson is: don't use coconut water like gatorade.

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Re:Death by Coconut by thelittleone on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @04:48AM (#29647325)

> I guess the lesson is: don't use coconut water like gatorade.

I do 5 days a week in Bali. 2.5hrs of training and 2-3 coconuts (another one later in the day). I monitor heart rate, get blood tested each week. Never an issue in my case.

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