<p>Is loneliness as bad for you as smoking 15 cigarettes per day? That’s the claim circulating on social media.</p><p>We trace this stat back to its source and speak the scientist behind the original research on which it is based, Professor Julianne Holt-Lunstad.</p><p>Presenter / series producer: Tom Colls Reporter: Perisha Kudhail Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound Mix: Graham Puddifoot Editor: Richard Vadon</p>

More or Less: Behind the Stats

BBC Radio 4

Is loneliness as bad for you as smoking?

APR 6, 20248 MIN
More or Less: Behind the Stats

Is loneliness as bad for you as smoking?

APR 6, 20248 MIN

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<p>Is loneliness as bad for you as smoking 15 cigarettes per day? That’s the claim circulating on social media.</p><p>We trace this stat back to its source and speak the scientist behind the original research on which it is based, Professor Julianne Holt-Lunstad.</p><p>Presenter / series producer: Tom Colls Reporter: Perisha Kudhail Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound Mix: Graham Puddifoot Editor: Richard Vadon</p>