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Loneliness is worse than obesity

February 19th, 2014

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 Loneliness is worse than obesity  The more people talk to each other, the better it affects their health. Especially important is an active social life for the elderly, as the feeling of loneliness is very dangerous to health.

US researchers conducted a twenty-year monitoring of the health of those people who have already turned 50 years old. In total, the study involved more than two thousand people of both sexes. In the process of monitoring it was found out that people who feel lonely, after reaching retirement age die twice as often than those in later years led an active life. As the scientists, an elderly man acute sense of loneliness increases the probability of dying prematurely by 14%. A strong sense of loneliness leads to sleep disorders, high blood pressure, increased levels Cortisol   (stress hormone).

If a person feels unclaimed, isolated from the active events, he threatens the development of cardiovascular disease, strokes , Depressive state.

At the same time, scientists say that loneliness is more dangerous factor than obesity . Consequently, each person in the youth should think about how and with whom he will spend old age. The best option - to be surrounded by native people, and actively communicate with them, to support, to take care of loved ones.


However, it should be noted that virtual communication does not meet the social needs of the person. Furthermore, once scientists have already talked about the fact that the more people communicate through social networks, the more miserable he is. According to experts, social networks create the impression of a kind of connection with the outside world, but the sense of satisfaction and happiness do not bring. The study says that the greater the amount of time a user spends on the Internet prosizhivanie in social networks, the less satisfaction he gets from life.

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