Never knew this...?!
Never knew this...?
Frequently dismissed as cranks, their fussy eating habits tend to make them unpopular with dinner party hosts and guests alike.
But now it seems they may have the last laugh, with research showing vegetarians are more intelligent than their meat-eating friends.
A study of thousands of men and women revealed that those who stick to a vegetarian diet have IQs that are around five points higher than those who regularly eat meat.
Writing in the British Medical Journal, the researchers say it isn't clear why veggies are brainier - but admit the fruit and veg-rich vegetarian diet could somehow boost brain power.
The researchers, from the University of Southampton, tracked the fortunes of more than 8,000 volunteers for 20 years.
At the age of ten, the boys and girls sat a series of tests designed to determine their IQ.
When they reached the age of 30, they were asked whether they were vegetarian and their answers compared to their childhood IQ score.
Around four and a half per cent of the adults were vegetarian - a figure that is broadly in line with that found in the general population.
However, further analysis of the results showed those who were brainiest as children were more likely to have become vegetarian as adults, shunning both meat and fish.
The typical adult veggie had a childhood IQ of around 105 - around five points higher than those who continued to eat meat as they grew up.
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I heard about this study here last week. I couldv'e made an educated guess that its true.
"EATING MEAT
means you are cool."
Richard Nixon ate meat.
Was he Cool?
Cool Vegetarians:
Christina Applegate
David Duchovny
Eddie Vedder
Keenan Ivory Wayens
Susannah Hoffs
Moby
Woody Harrelson
vegans are cool
mmm, most interesting. thanks for posting =)
EATING MEAT
means you are cool.
meaing you party, get laid, have friends, have fun, play sports, have more exciting things to do than read books and do homework, nerd
Those tests are biased, and if you do some research you'll find other tests that state the opposite.
I'm veggie!
I always think about it this way, If I become a vegeterian what will those poor animals that you vegeterians "care about" eat? If I don't eat fish, there willl be lots of fish in the sea and they will live longer, and if they live longer they will die, and when they die, the will polute the water and create lots and lots of infections in the sea and if that happens it will affect my drinking water, and if I don't drink water then I will deyhdrate, and if I dehydrate then I will die, and if I die what good does that do to me? So everyone else eat your meat it's very healthy, and eating fish actullay makes you smarter, it contain omega three fatty acids, good for you heart, brain and other vital organs EAT MEAT!
So, what's the question? Maybe a "brainy" vegetarian could make a question of this? How about if you're already of above-average intelligence, is it ok to eat meat then? Should lower IQ people be forced to go vegetarian?
You didn't ask a question and this info came out ages ago. But hey, us vegans rock huh? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Cheffy, show me some valid results to prove your argument. This research was conducted at a prominent university. Can you show me a study that has not been bought by the Beef & Dairy Industy??
David D, our oceans will be almost completely depleted by 2048, yeah, that means no more fish & chips for din-din. Further, smaller fish and crustaceans carry varying toxins because they are bottom-dwellers. The higher up the food chain you go in the water, then the more mercury you have. So yes, I won't deny omega's 3,6 and 9 are good for you- but you can get them elsewhere.. without mercury and pollution.
Lastly, water pollution from whatever that silly scenario you just made up.. actually comes mainly from factory farms. Cattle and hog farms create more problems with our water than probably anything else. Antiobiotics, emerging toxic species (Pfiesteria aka. "cell from hell"), hormones, fecal matter, dead zones not far from me in the Gulf of Mexico.. ah, the list does go on...
Naysayers, just.. read.. a little, it won't hurt.. you have my word.
and now you are the girl who read this and now wants to be a vegetarian because you wish you were smart huh?
i acturally never knew this and im a vegan, no wonder im like the smartest kid in all my classes