Having a drink and a nap on a plane could be bad for heart health

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The combination appears to lower blood oxygen and increase heart rate, even among younger adults.

Airlines should consider restricting access to alcohol on long haul flights to protect the heart health of their passengers, academics have said.

But a small study has found that the combination of in-flight alcohol and cabin pressure at cruising altitude may put strain on sleeping passengers’ hearts.A man holding glass of sparkling wine against plane window “It may be beneficial to consider altering regulations to restrict the access to alcoholic beverages on board aeroplanes.”

Writing in the journal Thorax, the researchers said that being a hypobaric environment – an environment where there is low air pressure – is known to decrease oxygen levels in the blood and increase heart rate.

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