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Loneliness May Cut Nearly Six Years of Healthy Life
Original: Feeling Lonely Could Take Nearly 6 Years From Your Healthy Lifespan
New research suggests chronic loneliness could shorten a person's healthy lifespan by nearly six years, highlighting the physical toll of social isolation beyond its mental health effects. The findings add to growing evidence that loneliness is a serious public health concern, prompting discussion about how communities and health systems should address social disconnection.
Why now: A new study quantifying the health cost of loneliness is drawing fresh attention to social isolation as a public health issue.
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