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Is Urban Loneliness a Myth? — New York Magazine

By Shirty | Published: August 23, 2010

http://nymag.com/news/features/52450/ Studies show that loneliness is associated with morning surges in cortisol, the stress hormone, and increased vascular resistance, which results in higher blood pressure. They also show the lonely drink more, exercise less, get divorced more often, and have more family estrangements and run-ins with the neighbors. And they’re fatter. In one of my […]

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