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The team based their research on a study of 229 people aged 50 to 68.

The randomly chosen group includes whites, African Americans and Latinos who are part of a long-term study on aging.

Members of the group were asked a series of questions to determine if they perceived themselves as lonely.

They were asked to rate their connections with others through a series of topics, such as “I have a lot in common with the people around me,” “My social relationships are superficial,” and “I can find companionship when I want it.” The research team also examined data on weight, alcohol consumption, smoking, blood pressure medications and demographic characteristics.

They found that people who rated high on being lonely had a significantly higher blood pressure than non-lonely people with similar profiles on the other measures.

The research also showed that loneliness augments the normal increases in blood pressure associated with aging.

The paper builds on Cacioppo’s earlier research that demonstrated that loneliness is related to increased peripheral vascular resistance among young people.

Although both lonely and non-lonely people in that study experienced stress, subjects in both studies reacted ...

Or get fat(ter) and maybe there will be a chance.

*** The tabloid reports that Lindsay thinks she has more important things to worry about than her weight.

A close friend of Lindsay’s says she phoned the star recently to talk about disturbing skeletal-looking new photos — but the star didn’t want to hear it.

"Leave me alone — I’m sick of being harassed because of the way I look," Linds told her friend.

(Her rep says her weight is fine.) Lindsay’s biggest concern, it seems, is her career.

Her friend says Linds fears she’s still looked at as a teen star, and reports say she’s desperate to land the title role of Wonder Woman.

*** Some say that La Lohan is getting the reputation of a man-eater.

If she really wants to fill Lynda Carter's shoes, she'd better start eating some cheeseburgers.

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