The Australian airline Qantas is conducting test flights to find a cure for jet lag on long flights. Researchers for the Australian airline Qantas are working to find a cure for jet lag — and the answer may be on your plate. Project Sunrise flights offered "specific menu items including fish and chicken paired with fast-acting carbohydrates, as well as comfort foods like soups and milk-based desserts. The aim was to promote the brain's production of the amino acid tryptophan ('Tryp') to help passengers drift off more easily." Insider previously reported eating tart cherries, watermelon, and cucumbers may help air passengers sleep and wake easier and fight jetlag.

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Persons: —, University of Sydney's Charles Perkins, Alan Joyce, James D Morgan, jetlag, Peter Cistulli, Cistulli Organizations: Australian, Qantas, Service, University of Sydney's, University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre, Sunrise, Qantas Passengers, Passengers, Sleep, University of Sydney Locations: New York, London, Sydney, Australia