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Loneliness may cost six years of healthy life, study finds
Original: Lonely? Socially isolated? Study finds it may cost you six healthy years of life
A study from Tulane University researchers suggests that loneliness and social isolation could shorten a person's healthy lifespan by up to six years. The findings link persistent social disconnection to worse long-term health outcomes, adding to growing evidence that isolation is a serious public health concern comparable to other major risk factors.
Why now: Fresh research quantifies the health toll of loneliness, a topic of growing public health concern.
Evidence
- Lonely? Socially isolated? Study finds it may cost you six healthy years of life · Tulane University News
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