TIL that social relationships, (i.e. Popularity vs. not) can affect mortality rates in a comparable level to Smoking and drinking. glhf. User GruntledBeeves, 25 Jan 2021
TIL that social relationships, (i.e. Popularity vs. not) can affect mortality rates in a comparable level to Smoking and drinking. glhf. User SloaneWolfe, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 25 Jan 2021
Lack of social relationships is as deadly as smoking and alcohol consumption and exceed the influence of other risk factors such as physical inactivity and obesity. User NIimmunogenicity, 22 Jul 2020
Meta-Analysis (n=308,849, 148 studies): Individuals with strong social relationships had a 50% increased likelihood of survival. The effects were for all-cause mortality, not just one or a few specific causes. User SciMasculinityMod, in the Science Based Masculinity subreddit, 25 Jan 2020
TIL Loneliness has the same effect on mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes a day User techgirl0, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 01 May 2018
TIL that people with adequate social relationships are 50% more likely to survive diseases (i.e. congenital heart disease, or coping with chemotherapy) than individuals who don't. The relationship btw. social relationships and disease survival was even stronger than between not-smoking and survival! User thehotelcicero, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 25 Sep 2017
TIL being unpopular increases our chance of death more strongly than obesity, physical inactivity or binge drinking User quentin_taranturtle, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 03 Jun 2017
Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review User ironclay3, in the Ethical Evidence subreddit, 05 Jun 2015
TIL TIL "low social interaction" has the same effect on mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes a day User sanantoniojackson, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 19 May 2015
PLOS Medicine: Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review User charlatan, in the Reddit Science subreddit, 10 Jun 2014
Being alone is a leading cause of death.. User MorePudding, in the Forever Alone, Together! subreddit, 02 Jan 2014
TIL a lack of friends carries a higher risk of death than obesity and is the equivalent health risk of smoking 15 cigarettes a day. User WhateverWasIThinking, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 10 Nov 2013
Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review User lingben, in the Reddit Science subreddit, 12 Oct 2012