Health, Longevity & Biohacking
Loneliness ‘like smoking 11 to 15 cigarettes a day’, Coughlin says
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"“Some really great research done by Julianne Halt Lstead suggests that do you know that being lonely or social isolation has the physical health impact of smoking 11 to 15 cigarettes per day.”"
Discussing the importance of a ‘social portfolio’ in older age, Coughlin cites research he attributes to Julianne Holt-Lunstad comparing the health impact of loneliness and social isolation to heavy smoking. He presents social connection as a predictor of ageing outcomes, beyond retirement finances and medical care.
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