An American doctor says that loneliness is more dangerous than depression, inactivity and even smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy this week joined the United Nations Commission on Social Communication, which aims to tackle global loneliness and the resulting high rates of stroke, anxiety, dementia, depression and suicide. Is.
The severity of loneliness has increased over the years, but the situation has worsened during the Covid lockdown.
Two decades ago, Americans spent an hour a day with their friends, which in 2020 is down to about 20 minutes.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the problem goes beyond US borders.
According to a study, about a quarter of the elderly suffer from social isolation, while between five and 15 percent of young people suffer from this problem.
Dr Vivek (who will co-chair the 11-member UN panel) said social isolation has significant health and social consequences, including a 30 per cent increase in the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. .
We need to make the same investment in societal restructuring to address this problem as we do for other global health issues like smoking, drug addiction, and addiction, he said. .
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