US woman dies after water contest

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US woman dies after water contest

A Californian woman who took part in a water-drinking contest to win a
video game system has died of water intoxication, tests have shown.

Jennifer Strange had taken part in the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" game
run by KDND 107.9 radio in Sacramento, which promised the winner a
Nintendo Wii.

A work colleague said Ms Strange had reported her head was hurting
hours after the contest and was going home.

Ms Strange, 28, was found dead on Friday at her house in Rancho
Cordova.

Health warning

Local assistant coroner Ed Smith said initial tests showed death was
"consistent with water intoxication".

Contestants were first given eight ounce (225 millilitre) bottles to
drink every 15 minutes.

Contestant James Ybarra told Associated Press news agency: "They told
us if you don't feel like you can do this, don't put your health at
risk."

Mr Ybarra said he quit after five bottles but remaining contestants
started on larger bottles.

"She was telling me about her family and her three kids and how she
was doing it for her kids," Mr Ybarra said.

One of Ms Strange's work colleagues, Laura Rios, said: "She said to
one of our supervisors that she was on her way home and her head was
hurting her real bad.

"She was crying and that was the last that anyone had heard from her."
The station said its staff were stunned at the death.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/h...as/6261509.stm

Published: 2007/01/14 19:13:02 GMT

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To have children is dangerous...


US woman dies after water contest

A Californian woman who took part in a water-drinking contest to win a
video game system has died of water intoxication, tests have shown.

Jennifer Strange had taken part in the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" game
run by KDND 107.9 radio in Sacramento, which promised the winner a
Nintendo Wii.

A work colleague said Ms Strange had reported her head was hurting
hours after the contest and was going home.

Ms Strange, 28, was found dead on Friday at her house in Rancho
Cordova.

Health warning

Local assistant coroner Ed Smith said initial tests showed death was
"consistent with water intoxication".

Contestants were first given eight ounce (225 millilitre) bottles to
drink every 15 minutes.

Contestant James Ybarra told Associated Press news agency: "They told
us if you don't feel like you can do this, don't put your health at
risk."

Mr Ybarra said he quit after five bottles but remaining contestants
started on larger bottles.

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Am I reading this right? She died of water intoxication after 40 ounces?
That doesn't sound possible.

"determined" <determined@comcast.nest> wrote
> Am I reading this right? She died of water intoxication after 40 ounces?
> That doesn't sound possible.


I don't think we know how much she drank. The article stated that one man
quit after drinking only 5 8-ounce glasses "but other contestants (we assume
the one who died) moved on to larger bottles (which they don't say the
ounces on of how many the lady who died drank.) I drink about 96 ounces a
day, but I also weigh alot. I think you have to take the person's weight
into consideration as well. If she was a tiny thin lady, she wouldn't be
able to handle as much as I could.

The lady's name is Jennifer Strange. Strange indeed!

"Angie" <phurrballs@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:0nzqh.574$B25.22@news01.roc.ny...
> "determined" <determined@comcast.nest> wrote
>> Am I reading this right? She died of water intoxication after 40 ounces?
>> That doesn't sound possible.
>
>
> I don't think we know how much she drank. The article stated that one man
> quit after drinking only 5 8-ounce glasses "but other contestants (we
> assume the one who died) moved on to larger bottles (which they don't say
> the ounces on of how many the lady who died drank.) I drink about 96
> ounces a day, but I also weigh alot. I think you have to take the
> person's weight into consideration as well. If she was a tiny thin lady,
> she wouldn't be able to handle as much as I could.
>
>
> Apparently, the most likely vicitims of water intoxification are small
> light women doing endurance sports like triathlons in hot conditions where
> they take on a lot of water but not enough salts to compensate and it
> causes a massive drop in blood pressure I gather. Thes lady doesn't seem
> to have been being active but I guess if it was hot and she wasn't eating
> as well as being small, similar conditions would be in place.


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>
> "Angie" <phurrballs@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:0nzqh.574$B25.22@news01.roc.ny...
>> "determined" <determined@comcast.nest> wrote
>>> Am I reading this right? She died of water intoxication after 40
>>> ounces? That doesn't sound possible.
>>
>>
>> I don't think we know how much she drank. The article stated that one
>> man quit after drinking only 5 8-ounce glasses "but other contestants (we
>> assume the one who died) moved on to larger bottles (which they don't say
>> the ounces on of how many the lady who died drank.) I drink about 96
>> ounces a day, but I also weigh alot. I think you have to take the
>> person's weight into consideration as well. If she was a tiny thin lady,
>> she wouldn't be able to handle as much as I could.

Oh, yes, I misread it the first time. Gosh, though, it seems like it would
take an awful lot of water to die from it. I know everyone is different,
but on my heavier exercise days, I'm sure I consume over a gallon in the
course of a day. Still, I understand that this was under completely
different circumstances.
>>
>>
>> Apparently, the most likely vicitims of water intoxification are small
>> light women doing endurance sports like triathlons in hot conditions
>> where they take on a lot of water but not enough salts to compensate and
>> it causes a massive drop in blood pressure I gather. Thes lady doesn't
>> seem to have been being active but I guess if it was hot and she wasn't
>> eating as well as being small, similar conditions would be in place.

Food competitions are so dumb, imo. You see those big fat guys stuffing
themselves sick with hotdogs or whatever, and it's just disgusting. In my
opinion, this water thing is on the same lines. I'm not sue happy, but
these people used really poor judgement in holding a competition like this.

The holder of the world record of hot dogs eating is a Japanese. He is
far from being a fat guy:

http://www.watchmeeatahotdog.com/eaters/kobayashi/

determined wrote:
> "Rachael Reynolds" <rachael.reynolds@mac.com> wrote in message
> newsLCdncBrwLsg0zbYRVnyuQA@bt.com...
> >
> > "Angie" <phurrballs@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:0nzqh.574$B25.22@news01.roc.ny...
> >> "determined" <determined@comcast.nest> wrote
> >>> Am I reading this right? She died of water intoxication after 40
> >>> ounces? That doesn't sound possible.
> >>
> >>
> >> I don't think we know how much she drank. The article stated that one
> >> man quit after drinking only 5 8-ounce glasses "but other contestants (we
> >> assume the one who died) moved on to larger bottles (which they don't say
> >> the ounces on of how many the lady who died drank.) I drink about 96
> >> ounces a day, but I also weigh alot. I think you have to take the
> >> person's weight into consideration as well. If she was a tiny thin lady,
> >> she wouldn't be able to handle as much as I could.
>
> Oh, yes, I misread it the first time. Gosh, though, it seems like it would
> take an awful lot of water to die from it. I know everyone is different,
> but on my heavier exercise days, I'm sure I consume over a gallon in the
> course of a day. Still, I understand that this was under completely
> different circumstances.
> >>
> >>
> >> Apparently, the most likely vicitims of water intoxification are small
> >> light women doing endurance sports like triathlons in hot conditions
> >> where they take on a lot of water but not enough salts to compensate and
> >> it causes a massive drop in blood pressure I gather. Thes lady doesn't
> >> seem to have been being active but I guess if it was hot and she wasn't
> >> eating as well as being small, similar conditions would be in place.
>
> Food competitions are so dumb, imo. You see those big fat guys stuffing
> themselves sick with hotdogs or whatever, and it's just disgusting. In my
> opinion, this water thing is on the same lines. I'm not sue happy, but
> these people used really poor judgement in holding a competition like this.

"determined" <determined@comcast.nest> wrote in message
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>
> "Rachael Reynolds" <rachael.reynolds@mac.com> wrote in message
> newsLCdncBrwLsg0zbYRVnyuQA@bt.com...
>>
>> "Angie" <phurrballs@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:0nzqh.574$B25.22@news01.roc.ny...
>>> "determined" <determined@comcast.nest> wrote
>>>> Am I reading this right? She died of water intoxication after 40
>>>> ounces? That doesn't sound possible.
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't think we know how much she drank. The article stated that one
>>> man quit after drinking only 5 8-ounce glasses "but other contestants
>>> (we assume the one who died) moved on to larger bottles (which they
>>> don't say the ounces on of how many the lady who died drank.) I drink
>>> about 96 ounces a day, but I also weigh alot. I think you have to take
>>> the person's weight into consideration as well. If she was a tiny thin
>>> lady, she wouldn't be able to handle as much as I could.
>
> Oh, yes, I misread it the first time. Gosh, though, it seems like it
> would take an awful lot of water to die from it. I know everyone is
> different, but on my heavier exercise days, I'm sure I consume over a
> gallon in the course of a day. Still, I understand that this was under
> completely different circumstances.

I've read in the past that it generally takes about 14 liters give or take.
--
the volleyballchick

mikesmith9999@hotmail.com wrote:
> The holder of the world record of hot dogs eating is a Japanese. He is
> far from being a fat guy:
>
> http://www.watchmeeatahotdog.com/eaters/kobayashi/
>

Yup, Kobayahi rocks!

<mikesmith9999@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> The holder of the world record of hot dogs eating is a Japanese. He is
> far from being a fat guy:
>
> http://www.watchmeeatahotdog.com/eaters/kobayashi/

Yeah, but that doesn't make him healthy. It's just gross.