Early death was less common with what type of relationships?
People with strong social relationships
What institution found this?
Brigham Young University
Lack of social relations was equivalent to what?
smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day
Who came to this conclusion?
Julianne Holt-Lunstad
What is her job title?
psychologist
How many studies did her team look at?
148
Covering how many individuals?
308,000
Where were these published to?
Public Library of Science journal PLoS Medicine
Were low levels of social relationships worse than alcoholism?
no