Loneliness linked to chronic disease risk and mortality

Loneliness linked to chronic disease risk and mortality The passage provides epidemiological observations about loneliness and health outcomes but contains no references to influential actors, financial flows, or misconduct. It offers no actionable investigative leads. Key insights: Loneliness prevalence: up to 80% of under‑18s and 30% of over‑65s report feeling lonely.; Chronic loneliness (15‑30% of population) correlates with higher BMI, blood pressure, cholesterol, and mortality.; Lonely individuals use health services more despite higher disease burden.