Loneliness is no less dangerous for health than smoking.
Harvard scientists have determined that lonely people live 8 years less.
The absence of friends and a lover, internal loneliness can later lead to depressive thoughts. Some people think that loneliness is a mental state that does not pose a deadly danger.
Just as sadness, stressful situations, and excessive emotions contribute to broken heart syndrome, loneliness also causes serious health problems.
Harvard scientists proved that loneliness is no less detrimental than smoking in terms of its impact on lifespan. Overall, it shortens life by 8 years.
A link was established between social isolation and the level of blood clotting protein, which can be used to assess the risk of stroke or heart attack. Loneliness causes an increase in fibrinogen levels, which clot blood in cases of severe blood loss or injury.
An excess of this can lead to increased blood pressure and the accumulation of characteristic clots in the vessels. The authors of the study evaluated fibrinogen levels in lonely people and those with many friends and relatives.
With a decrease in the number of social connections, fibrinogen levels rise. According to the scientists, loneliness harms health and can be compared to the effect of smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Loneliness is especially toxic for men because it disrupts their brain functions. /medicina.az
