Apparently not, as experts have now warned refreshing yourself when you're not thirsty could actually kill you. Drinking excess liquid activates a protective swallowing inhibition within the brain, a study found. "Here for the first time we found effort-full swallowing after drinking excess water which meant they were having to overcome some sort of resistance. UN urges countries to raise taxes on sugary drinksResearchers asked people to rate the amount of effort required to swallow water under two conditions. Participants were measured after exercising when they were thirsty and later when they were persuaded to drink an excess amount.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 13, 2016 22:41 UTC