The reason why legend Bruce lee died
It has been nearly 50 years since Bruce Lee’s death. The actor and martial arts icon suddenly died on July 20, 1973 in Hong Kong, with officials ruling at the time that the cause was cerebral oedema — brain swelling, amid much speculation. However, a new research paper proposes that Lee’s death was caused by his “kidney’s inability to excrete excess water.”
The study, conducted by a group of kidney specialists in Spain, was published in the December 2022 edition of the Clinical Kidney Journal.
The authors assert that Lee, who was 32 years old at his death, possessed “multiple risk factors for hyponatraemia,” meaning an abnormally low sodium concentration in one’s blood, citing the actor’s “chronic fluid intake,” use of marijuana (which increases thirst) and documented factors that may have interfered with his kidney’s function, such as prescription drugs, alcohol intake and a history of injuries to the organ. Although he had taken a medication used for pain and anxiety (meprobamate and aspirin)
Bruce lee died at age 32
Date: july 20, 1973
Location: Hong Kong

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