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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.)
Why else would you say something as stupid as "(Of course, this sidesteps discussion of whether IQ tests measure anything significant at all.)"?
There are decades of data to prove the corellation between IQ and actual, demonstrated intelligence and success in the real world. Maybe you would like to clarify yourself, Timothy?
... given that most Slashdotters are tremendous lardasses?
Nope, it looks like the obesity is causing it. From the story intro: "The fatter subjects also showed a higher rate of cognitive decline when they were retested five years later."
In fairness, the French will look for any opportunity to make fun of the British, including but not limited to calling them fat, stupid, or implying that their mothers were hamsters and their fathers smelt of elderberries.
Oh gee, look... Another story from someone who can't join a group about how lame the group is.
I'm a Mensan and I just happen to think that most jocks are complete losers. Everything they work so hard for means absolutely nothing to me. And it means everything to them.
I'm not a typical Mensan. I don't go to the meetings (although I've thought about some of the gaming sessions locally) and I generally don't even read the magazine. In fact, I would go so far as to say that they freaks that value their appearance in a magazine are pretty much the worst of the bunch. The articles are trash and the editorials are boring. And quite often they're completely wrong about whatever it is they are talking about. So I stopped reading it.
Why do I keep paying the dues? It looks great on my resume and I keep thinking about going to the games stuff. In 3 years I haven't ever quite found the time... But 1 day. Hehe.
So I look around at jock magazines, and I see the same cruft and I judge jocks by that. And not just them. Frat-guys, car-junkies, drug-junkies, whatever. None of that interests me and their literature makes them all losers in my eyes.
So tell me again how you and your friends are superior because you CAN'T join the club?
(Obviously, I'm sick of people saying 'smart people are stupid' merely because they can't keep up.)
"If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you." - DM
Sounds like you might be a Jackass?
XML causes global warming.
Right...so if that is true, how often does that occur versus yet another fat person walking into a fast food restaurant. I live in Texas and see that shit happen all the time. Fat men and women with more fat on their leg than I have on my entire body going into a fast food restaurant. Jesus fucking Christ. Put the fatty food down already and walk around instead of driving down the block to go through the drive-thru for yet another Big Mac.
This is such crap.
IQ has nothing to do with BMI whatsoever.
My IQ puts me in the top 0.001% of the population according to every IQ test I've ever taken, from various groups and organisations including MENSA, but according to these silly Frenchmen, I should be near the bottom because of my body insulation.
Why is the "muscleheads" stereotype that of a physically fit man with the IQ of a turnip?
Why is the "geek" stereotype that of a physically unfit man with a genius IQ?
Besides, if physical fitness is such an indicator of intelligence, then how do they explain the "fittest" US President ever, George W. Bush?
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