Although many believe that everyone should try to live alone at least once in their life, because single life has many advantages, new research shows that single life is bad for health and nutrition.
A large number of young people find it a luxury to live alone, and for this reason most decide to live with a roommate or friend. However, according to a new report from the New York Times, this is not a good idea, as single life can be associated with feelings of isolation and a lack of social integration and trust, which affects mental health.
"It seems to me that the only thing worse than pain and serious illness is surviving it alone," wrote Dhruc Khullar, a doctor who treated patients who lived alone.
In the US, nearly one-third of people over the age of 65 live alone, and Khular says social isolation is a growing epidemic, as the number of Americans who say they are lonely has increased from 20 to 40 percent since the XNUMXs.
"People with few social connections have disrupted sleep patterns, altered immune systems, are more prone to inflammation and have increased levels of stress hormones. One recent study found that isolation increases the risk of heart disease by 29 percent and stroke by 32 percent," writes the New York Times.
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