Research from Brigham Young University analyzed 148 studies with 300,000 participants and found that healthy social bonds matter more for lifespan than obesity, smoking, alcohol, or exercise. Loneliness and weak relationships are as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
Researchers at Brigham Young University did this massive meta analysis. And this included 148 studies, huge data set, and about 300,000 study participants. And they found that having healthy social bonds, healthy relationships, was the number one determinant on how long those people are going to live. Right. They looked at beating obesity, they looked at smoking, they looked at alcohol, they looked at exercise. Yep, all those things do matter. There's something about having healthy relationships that stood out beyond even those things. And what it is, is your relationships affect how you do those other things, because the culture, the environment is going to determine your choices.
