A 2018 Florida State University College of Medicine study involving data from 12,000 participants collected over 10 years confirms the heavy toll that loneliness can take on your health: It increases your risk of dementia by 40 percent. The risk is across the board, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity or education — or whether you… Continue reading Loneliness Increases the Risk of Dementia
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Loneliness Could Be a Greater Threat to Health than Obesity
Loneliness and social isolation may represent a greater public health hazard than obesity, and their impact has been growing and will continue to grow, according to research presented in August 2017 at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in Washington, D.C.. A release from the association quotes Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD, professor of… Continue reading Loneliness Could Be a Greater Threat to Health than Obesity