Is loneliness as bad for you as smoking?
Is loneliness as bad for you as smoking 15 cigarettes per day? That\u2019s the claim circulating on social media.
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.
Presenter / series producer: Tom Colls\nReporter: Perisha Kudhail \nProduction co-ordinator: Brenda Brown\nSound Mix: Graham Puddifoot\nEditor: Richard Vadon