https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2024/09/harvard-study-social-interaction-health
This is a very interesting article, though a bit long. From “Harvard Magazine”.
More and more, recent scientific studies are showing that the negative physical damage caused by “social isolation.” It is ghastly.
It used to be thought that it was bad for our mental conditions, but physically, well, maybe a little. and so on. However, this consensus has completely collapsed now. In fact, in the U.S., the government has issued a major warnings.
The article says, “…last year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy ’98 issued a formal advisory warning that social isolation increases the risk of premature death by 29 percent, calling it “as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.” What the…!?
The fear of social isolation is that it increases the risk of premature death by about 30 percent. That is to say, it is as physically harmful as forcing a non-smoker to smoke 15 cigarettes a day. For the nation, this is no longer a marginal social welfare issue that we should consider if we can afford it. It is today an important issue that will affect the shape of the nation.
ちょっと長いのですが、ものすごく興味深い記事です。ハーバード マガジンから。
「社会的孤立」がもたらす肉体へのネガティブなダメージは、えげつないほど大きいということが、ますます近年の科学的研究で明らかになっています。
以前は、精神には悪影響だけど肉体的には、まぁ少しは？などと思われていたコンセンサスが、今や完全に崩れていますね。実際、アメリカでは政府が大きな警告をしています。
「last year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy ’98 issued a formal advisory warning that social isolation increases risk of premature death by 29 percent, calling it “as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.」ですよ！
生活習慣病的な死亡リスクが、約30%も上がってしまうのが、社会的孤立の恐ろしさです。それはすなわち、喫煙者でない人間に、無理やり1日15本もタバコを吸わせているのと同じぐらいの身体的害になると言うのです。国家にとっても、余裕があれば考えましょう、という社会福祉の課題ではなくなってきましたね。国の形を左右する重要課題でしょう。
