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I'd be curious if the loss of social cohesion/connection offsets the reduction of alcohol (if that really occurs) - does dementia rise in small villages that lo
by rrodgers 4y ago
I'd be curious if the loss of social cohesion/connection offsets the reduction of alcohol (if that really occurs) - does dementia rise in small villages that lose pubs - or does it fall?
- chippy 4y agoCurious too about trade off of increased health but wrt isolation: in small villages / rural areas, the community is more tight-knit generally - you get more social isolation in urban areas, particularly for older folks. There was a recent paper done on social isolation in the UK - but heres one for the usa: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30609155/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30609155/