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Even young and fit urged to skip runs and too many beers in heatwave
Key takeaways
- In London, the ambulance service faced its busiest day on record this week, with cardiac arrests up nearly a third, and is urging people to drink responsibly and avoid exercise outside.
- Parisians, meanwhile, will be restricted from drinking alcohol in public from noon through the night on both Friday and Saturday.
- Extreme heat puts immense physical strain on the body - made worse if you are dehydrated from drinking alcohol - with the heart pumping harder and faster to cool you off.
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In London, the ambulance service faced its busiest day on record this week, with cardiac arrests up nearly a third, and is urging people to drink responsibly and avoid exercise outside.
Parisians, meanwhile, will be restricted from drinking alcohol in public from noon through the night on both Friday and Saturday.
Extreme heat puts immense physical strain on the body - made worse if you are dehydrated from drinking alcohol - with the heart pumping harder and faster to cool you off.
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