What to know before consuming alcohol on a flight [Video]

Many airplane flights offer its adult passengers alcoholic beverages. However, KOAT health expert Dr. Barry Ramo said people should think twice about drinking on a flight. That is especially true for hours-long flights, which may lead someone to take a nap.The latest health news: Health Beat on Action 7 NewsA small study looked at simulated oxygen levels on the ground and in the air while flying. Ramo said test subjects saw dangerous levels of oxygen saturation, which is the percentage of your blood oxygen level.”What they found was that those individuals who were in a sleep lab and slept after having two beers or two glasses of wine had an oxygen saturation dropping into a level that is considered to be dangerous, about 85%,” Ramo said. “And mind you, these were normal people.” When people did not drink alcohol before sleeping, the same percentage drop in oxygen saturation did not …