As you gain weight you lose intelligence?
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Reading this article I almost laughed. A five year study was conducted in Great Britain that links a possibility of a person with a higher BMI with lower intelligence and cognitive skills. Also sighted was what we in America call the “Homer Simpson Effect”, which I associate more with being a person that drinks to much than one that is killing brain cells from there eating habits.Since the study was based on a persons BMI score, with those with a score of 30 or above doing worse on cognitive tests, I can somewhat agree with physical fitness and mental fitness being related. I could never go so far as to say that becasue a person is fat they are less smart. In my opinion that’s just another way to say, “You’re fat so you really don’t matter much”
It’s not just enough to say fat people did worse on these test but to also say that it was due to the thickening and hardening of the cerebral vessels in the brain. In other words when you gain weight it goes to your head as well. Gives a new meaning to getting the big head doesn’t it?
Though they keep saying “possible” through the course of this article there will be plenty of people that will take studies like this to heart giving those that discriminate yet another weapon to use against those that they don’t like.
Sometimes I wonder the real reason behind studies like this. Is it to really help people out or is it to line the pockets of reasearch firms that are looking for a fancy way to market the next wonder product.
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