Loneliness And Social Isolation Harmful Effects: Can Lead To Heart Attack And Stroke, Study Says

Loneliness can literally bring you heartache as too much of it can cause heart attack and stroke, as per a new study. Social isolation can be harmful to someone's health and it can also cause anxiety and stress, which could ultimately lead to more dangers and risks.

Lack Of Social Interaction

A test performed on 181,000 people resulted that being lonely and the feeling of isolation can increase the risk of heart disease by 29 percent. On the other hand, 32 percent of which might fall victim to stroke, as per data analysis from British scientists.

The authors wrote in the study -- published in the Heart medical journal -- the connection between the lack of social interaction and cardiovascular diseases. They found lonelines and social interaction are quite like other "psychosocial" problems like, "anxiety and job strain."

Effects Of Loneliness And Social Isolation

According to the Daily Mail, experts gave warning about the effects of loneliness and social isolation on one's health. The two issues can cause a problem in one's mental health and well-being in the long run.

In fact, the revealed analysis surprised the researchers as the increasing numbers revealed its dramatic effect on one's physical health. "It has such profound effects on the body through three different pathways," Nicole Valtorta, a research fellow at the University of York in the United Kingdom, said, Time reported.

Alone and lonely people have the higher chance to be physically inactive and seek to turn to vices. Loneliness and social isolation, too, can make its victims weaker to handle stress.

Importance Of Social Interaction

The Economic Times cited social interaction is vital for one's health and well-being. However, the author of the study revealed that they will have a hard time to perform this with the emergence of online communication.

"But one of the greatest challenges will be how to design effective interventions to boost social connections, taking account of technology," the authors of the study explained. Adding more attention to one’s social interaction is vital in doing studies, public health observation, prevention and intervention works.

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