This article explores the link between lifelong friendship and mental and physical health and wellbeing in men.
Studies conclude that social connectedness is conducive to better health outcomes for men.
In 2023, Healthy Male, an organisation founded to source information and facilitate action on men's health, surveyed 1,282 Australian adult males.
The survey revealed 43 per cent were categorised as lonely.
"The health impact of loneliness," said the report's author, "can have a negative effect on physical health, like heart disease and stroke, and mental health like dementia, stress, depression and anxiety, as well as health behaviours, such as eating habits, sleep quality and physical activity levels."
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