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We created health guidelines for fighting loneliness - here’s what we recommend

  • Written by Daniel P. Aldrich, Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University
We created health guidelines for fighting loneliness - here’s what we recommendExtensive research shows that social connection is crucial for good health, but there have been no standardized metrics for assessing it.Yaakov Aldrich, CC BY

Social isolation kills. It increases your risk of death by 30% — roughly the same as smoking cigarettes and much worse than factors such as obesity and sedentary living.

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