Sixty seconds on . . . flying

Yippee, it’s the holidays. Where’s the departure lounge bar?Not so fast. Researchers are warning people to avoid alcohol when they fly because of the strain this puts on the cardiovascular system when asleep in an environment of reduced cabin pressure.But I always have a G&T at the airportNo doubt followed by another on the plane and maybe some wine with your meal. But a study has found that the combination of alcohol and the low pressure typically felt at cruising altitude led to reduced sleep quality and a median oxygen saturation of 85.32% in 17 healthy volunteers, which compared with a median of 88.07% among 23 volunteers who had no alcohol.1 Oxygen saturation at flying altitude in healthy people is around 90%.My dizzy heart!That’s not all. Heart rate was also affected by alcohol under flight conditions, rising to a median of 87.73 bpm in people who drank an amount of…
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