Drink more when you fly

25 Jun 2015  2039 | World Travel News

NEW YORK Flying takes a heavy toll on passengers: according to results released recently from a 1Above survey conducted online in May by Harris Poll among over 2,000 adults in the US.
The survey showed that 81% of US fliers surveyed, whose most recent flight was an hour or longer, say they need one full day or more to recover after a flight.
Poll results showed poor hydration and flying habits abound – factors that greatly exacerbate jet lag symptoms and health risks long after each flight.
The survey was funded by 1Above, a New Zealand brand behind the flight drink designed to help people combat jet leg. It released the findings to coincide with its North America launch.
inside no 5Already popular across Australia and New Zealand, 1Above’s founder, Roger Boyd, wants to introduce a healthier approach to flying.
He claims that conditions on most flights are drier than the Sahara desert, but travellers are not hydrating.
The poll results showed that 71% of US air travellers did not adequately hydrate on their last flight. In fact, the longer the flight, the less people tend to drink.
“Flying takes its toll on our bodies, resulting in a set of symptoms that collectively most of us know as ‘jet lag.’ Yet whether we’re traveling for business, or pleasure, most of us are expected to arrive at our destination ready to operate at 100%,” said Boyd.
What airlines fail to tell us is that the effects of flying and jet lag can be far-reaching. It can lead to fatigue, low concentration and irritability to swelling in the extremities, headaches and dry skin, nasal and throat membranes.
On top of that, the risk of DVT (venous thrombosis) more than triples on long flights, and studies show you are five times more likely to catch the flu or other illness while in an airline cabin.
This can become very critical for passengers who happen to be on board a plane with someone who has contracted a contagious disease.
Dehydration exacerbates these risks, as cabin air at 35,000 feet creates very dry conditions . Yet research shows travellers remain woefully unprepared and dehydrated when flying.
The poll showed that only 11% of Americans believe they experience dehydration when flying, putting the cause of their negative symptoms down to other factors.
Yet 71% of air travellers surveyed did not drink sufficient liquids (all drinks excluding alcohol) on their last flight.
inside no 5.1On their last flight more than a third of air travellers said they did not drink any water (37%). Instead, many drank beverages that actually cause further dehydration (coffee, alcohol, soda). In fact, fliers are drinking more of these dehydrating fluids than water.
81% of American air travellers said they need at least one day or more of recovery time after a flight before operating at their best again, and a recent Loughborough University study showed those driving while dehydrated commit as many mistakes as those who are over the legal drunk driving limit.
The online survey within the United States was carried out by Harris Poll on behalf of 1Above from 4 to 6 May among 2,034 adults ages 18 and older.
1Above claims to be a flight drink that can stave off dehydration.

sourced:ttrweekly.com

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