Coronavirus lockdown 'as bad as 15 fags a day' with 30% increase in chance of death
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dailystar.co.ukCoronavirus lockdown is as bad for your health as smoking 15 fags a day, a top government adviser has warned. Studies have shown that social isolation can increase your risk of death by 30 per cent – similar to severe obesity, smoking, or alcoholism.
Behavioural scientist Professor Stephen Reicher is advising the government on when to lift lockdown. He warned: “The problem with lockdown is isolation; being cut off from people is bad for you psychologically and physically.
It is the equivalent of smoking 15 cigarettes a day. “Human beings are social animals. Being connected is remarkably important not just for your mental health but for your physical health.” A study by Brigham Young University in the US claimed in 2015 that loneliness was
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