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French Scientists Link Higher BMI with Lower IQ
Xemu writes "French scientists have linked obesity to lower IQ reports the Telegraph. In a new five-year study of more than 2,200 adults, people with a low body mass index (BMI) could recall 30% more words in a vocabulary test than those who were obese. The fatter subjects also showed a higher rate of cognitive decline when they were retested five years later. In the United States, 30% of the population is obese according to OECD. That's the highest rate of obesity anywhere. Do these high obesity rates affect the average IQ of the population?" (Of course, this sidesteps discussion of whether IQ tests measure anything significant at all.)
I'm never hiring a fat person again. They have no self disipline.
This is no fat-bashing. Seriously, our most important asset in life is our body, and they don't even care about maintaining that asset(!). How can I then trust any important workrelated issue/decision with them?
Hey, I'm fscking tall, probably 30 cms more than you, yet weigh the same. And I'm often thinking that I'd like to be a bit lighter. Sorry to burst your bubble, but by the description, you sound overweight. Well, perhaps not by American standards. Come on people, I know this is slashdot and all, buy some exercise won't kill you.