Active social life when growing up results in better health, says study
Posted on: 21/Jan/2016 5:57:50 PM
A study conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says that young adults and teenagers who have many friends stay healthier than their counterparts.
According to the researchers, this study is one of the first to find a link between social relationships and physical health. Health includes abdominal obesity, inflammation and high blood pressure at a young age, that may lead to heart disease, stroke and cancer at a later stage. Say the researchers, Based on these findings, it should be as important to encourage adolescents and young adults to build broad social relationships and social skills for interacting with others as it is to eat healthy and be physically active... Our analysis makes it clear that doctors, clinicians, and other health workers should redouble their efforts to help the public understand how important strong social bonds are throughout our lives.
