is loneliness as bad as smoking 15 cigarettes a day Loneliness vs. Smoking: Which is worse?

A groundbreaking study from Brigham Young University (BYU) reveals that chronic loneliness can be as harmful to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Researchers found that social isolation increases stress, weakens

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Loneliness is a significant biopsychosocial stressor with a mortality risk comparable to smoking more than 15 cigarettes a day and more harmful than alcoholism, obesity, and lack of physical activity

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Loneliness is deadly. It weakens your heart. Clouds your mind. Rewires your nervous system for stress. It's as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day—and still rising. We weren't built for isolation

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Loneliness has the same health impact as smoking 15 a day cigarettes. # loneliness

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There's a Loneliness Epidemic. Here's How It's Affecting Your Well-Being

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15 Cigarettes — Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad

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Loneliness is as lethal as smoking 15 cigarettes a day

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