As social connections start to fray, people begin feeling more isolated and alone. Here's how that affects their health.
These different forms of social connection emerge not only as a key toand psychological health but also as a contributor to bodily health. Indeed, loneliness is a worse risk than obesity, inactivity, high blood pressure, or poor diet. This is why the Surgeon General calls loneliness an"epidemic."
Large numbers of people report having no close friends or people with whom they can confide sensitive information. For example,While people may strive to maintain kinship connections despite geographical separation, urban life weakens extended family ties. Both points are highlighted by the Chinese New Year celebrations in which tens of millions of people leave cities and return to their rural origins to renew family ties.contributes more to the health and welfare of men than of women.
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