Loneliness
is
Just
as Deadly as Smoking 15 Cigarettes
Daily
Loneliness
is the gap between the level of connectedness that
you want
and
what you have.
Loneliness is
as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day,
according to
U.S Surgeon General
Vivek Murthy
With a third of the world’s population suffering from loneliness, it has become global epidemic.
45% of people in the UK are lonely.
In India, 65% of the elderly are victims of loneliness,
and
in the U.S., nearly 50% of the population is lonely.
It increases the risk of premature death by 30%.
It leads to health conditions like diabetes,
heart attacks, stroke, dementia, depression, and anxiety.
Since COVID19
,
They reported a 70% drop in time spent with friends since the pandemic began.
Countries like Japan and the UK would ; appointed a loneliness minister whose role is to exclusively look at
LONELINESS
and curb it.
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