What “Optimal” Health Is Really Costing You — The Hidden Price Nobody Talks About
▶ Are people getting enough social connection?
It seems many of us could use more friends.
About 1 in 3 adults report feeling lonely, and 1 in 4 report not having social and emotional support.77
Eight percent of adults say they have no close friends, 53 percent say they have between one and four close friends, and 38 percent report having five or more friends.81
▶ How much social connection should you aim for?
Generally speaking, research finds that people who have three to five close friends they regularly interact with (one to three times per week, in-person or via phone call) get the most social benefit.82 83 84 85
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