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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.)
My IQ is only 100 but I am a lot smarter than most people for my 'low' IQ. Yes I have a weight problem but I don't blame it on IQ, I blame it on american diet and adverting on TV and in magazines.
When expecting to find intelligence in a person, do not look at their age but instead look at their IQ and maturity firs
I am not as dumber
as dumb
Not that I agree with the study but watch your spelling. You might not come off as intelligent as you claim to be/are in an online forum.
Have you seen any pictures recently? President Bush is overweight. Seriously. Look at his face. As to the others... well, I'm going to steal from another post I made above.
I used to be in the "BMI == Worthless" camp myself. Had all sorts of reasons why it was bunk, used to be able to quote muscle density, et cetera, just like everyone else on here.
Then I grew up and lost over 80 pounds.
Anyone who show as "obese" on the BMI charts but has enough muscle to throw things off is obviously either way toned, or way strong. Seriously. If you're an average person, even a once or twice a week gym habit, and you show as obese... then you're 99% probably fat. Grow up and admit it. Especially in the USA, "normal," is a long way from "fit." The vast, vast majority of people with high BMIs are fat, end of story.
Sure, Tom Cruise is the poster child for "overweight by BMI standards." He's obviously not. If you can see your sculpted abs, you probably aren't as well. Otherwise, you are. Deal with it.
Notice that everybody else you listed in that chart -- at least most of them -- are damn fit athletes, or actors with ultra-low body fat. As for the ones that aren't, well, you included Dr. Phil in your list. Like President Bush, he's overweight. I mean, seriously, the guy is fat.
If you want to ignore your own BMI, that's your decision. Be overweight, if you're not a toned athlete. But stop pretending you're not. And also, more to the point, stop trying to convince everybody else that they're not overweight because you can't deal with your own issues. And yes, that is a more generic rant than just one aimed at the parent poster, but its still true.
You're special forces then? That's great! I just love your olympics!
Their study is bogus. Obesity has been already linked to depression, and everyone knows that the depressed person has more problems with memory and with cognitive thinking. So they spent all of that money on the study for nothing. Obesity Linked to Depression, or Vice Versa Obesity and Depression