Airlines should consider restricting access to alcohol on long-haul flights, scientists say.
Going on holiday is always a cause for celebration - and many travellers will toast the occasion with an alcoholic beverage before taking a nap on the plane. But according to a new study - holidaymakers may want to reconsider this ritual. German scientists have found the combination of in-flight alcohol and cabin pressure at cruising altitude may put strain on sleeping passengers' hearts.
' For the study, researchers tested the impact of alcohol consumption and sleep in a hypobaric environment - one with low air pressure. They assessed 48 people aged between 18 and 40 over two nights in two different environments - a sleep laboratory and an altitude chamber. Participants consumed alcohol before one of the nights.
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