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===Military training=== Hyponatremia and other physical conditions associated with water intoxication are more often seen in those participating in military training. One US Army study found 17 trainees were admitted to a hospital over a year's period for water intoxication<ref>{{cite journal |last1=O'Brien |first1=K. K. |last2=Montain |first2=S. J. |last3=Corr |first3=W. P. |last4=Sawka |first4=M. N. |last5=Knapik |first5=J. J. |last6=Craig |first6=S. C. |title=Hyponatremia associated with overhydration in U.S. Army trainees |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11370203/ |journal=Military Medicine |pages=405β410 |date=May 2001|volume=166 |issue=5 |doi=10.1093/milmed/166.5.405 |pmid=11370203 }}</ref> while another found that three soldiers had died, leading to a recommendation that no more than 1β1.5 L of water should be consumed per hour of heavy sweating.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gardner |first1=John W. |title=Death by water intoxication |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12053855/ |journal=Military Medicine |pages=432β434 |date=May 2002|volume=167 |issue=5 |doi=10.1093/milmed/167.5.432 |pmid=12053855 }}</ref>
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