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Step by step, scientists reveal exactly what happens inside the body when you drink on a plane READ MORE: Research shows just two beers on a flight could pose a health risk By John Ely Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 07:52, 6 June 2024 | Updated: 07:52, 6 June 2024 e-mail View comments A pre-flight tipple to celebrate the start of a holiday or to calm the fears of a nervous flyer is a common pre-boarding ritual for many travellers. However, experts have urged people to be aware of the unexpected impact cruising at 30,000 feet can have on how alcohol interacts with the body. Everyone who's had a few too many knows the dangers of overindulging booze.

Emotional outbursts, dehydration, loss of balance and reduced inhibitions are just a few of the more famous signs of someone being deep in their cups. But it could potentially increase your risk of dangerous deep vein thrombosis or even a seedy tryst in an airplane lavatory. As a fresh study warns that having just two pre-flight beers lowers your oxygen absorption and increases heart rate MailOnline explains the other flight health risks booze can make worse.



A pre-flight tipple to celebrate the start of a holiday or to calm the fears of a nervous flyer is a common pre-boarding ritual for many travellers but it could leave you at increased risk of a variety of flight-related maladies Drying out your skin Cabin air is notoriously dry, and this can wreak havoc on the skin. It can lead to passengers developing dry and.

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