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Bruce Lee died from drinking excessive water? Is overhydration harmful?
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Bruce Lee passed away at the age of 32 in July 1973. Nearly 50 years later now, a new study claims to reveal the exact reason behind his death.
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At the time of Bruce Lee’s death, officials said that the cause was cerebral oedema or brain swelling.
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It was thought to be a reaction to a painkiller he took then.
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The new research suggests that it was his “kidney’s inability to excrete excess water”.
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The study was conducted by a group of kidney specialists in Spain.They propose that the kidney’s inability to excrete excess water killed Bruce Lee.
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Researchers claimed that Lee may have been consuming unusually high quantities of liquid due to his fluid diet. It consisted of a lot of juices and protein drinks, and the use of marijuana that leads to increased thirst.
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It is hypothesized by the researchers that Bruce Lee died from a specific form of kidney dysfunction the inability to excrete enough water to maintain water homeostasis”.
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This, according to them, “hyponatraemia, cerebral oedema, and death within hours if excess water intake is not matched by water excretion in urine, which is in line with the timeline of Lee’s demise”.