- The risk of premature death from being socially disconnected is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day and represents an even higher mortality impact than a lack of physical activity and obesity. ~ Vivek Murthy, US Surgeon General https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf 185 comments science
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- ASU study shows middle-aged Americans are lonelier than European peers | ASU News https://news.asu.edu/20240318-health-and-medicine-asu-study-shows-middleaged-americans-are-lonelier-european-peers 137 comments
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