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Why your social life matters

Why it matters

People with strong social ties live longer: across 148 studies, they had 50% higher odds of survival over the study periods, an effect comparable to quitting smoking [1]. Social isolation predicted higher mortality in older adults in its own right [2].

Sources

  1. [1]Holt-Lunstad J, Smith TB, Layton JB, PLoS Med 2010 Evidence: High
  2. [2]Steptoe et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013 Evidence: Low

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