Scientists have announced that loneliness is one of the most important factors that have a negative impact on health.
Publika.az news gives that, according to experts, the damage caused by loneliness, which is a great danger not only for the elderly, but also for the young, is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
The World Health Organization has declared loneliness a “global public health problem”. American surgeon general Dr. An international commission was formed under the leadership of Vivek Murthy and African Union Youth Ambassador Chido Mpemba. Murthy emphasized that loneliness carries a greater risk of diseases than obesity and physical inactivity.
The commission was reportedly created to investigate the effects of increased loneliness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the British newspaper “The Guardian”, loneliness does not only target the elderly. The negative effects on young people are enough. According to research, 15 percent of teenagers suffer from loneliness.
Loneliness is said to be directly related to social and economic factors.
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