New research claims that drinking too much water killed Bruce Lee - The A.V. Club

Ultimately, the paper lays the blame on kidney dysfunction that can lead to “hyponatremia, cerebral edema, 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.”.

The fact that we are 60% water does not protect us from the potentially lethal consequences of drinking water at a faster rate than our kidneys can excrete excess water

The irony of drinking water taking out cinema’s greatest fighter was not lost on the researchers who noted, “Ironically, Lee made famous the quote ‘Be water my friend,’ but excess water appears to have ultimately killed him.” There’s no need to pour salt on the wound