Source: Qilu Evening News
The British Medical Journal recently published a survey report by researchers from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, showing that children with high IQ are more likely to become vegetarians when they grow up.
Diet related to IQ
In order to study the relationship between IQ and vegetarianism, researchers from Southampton University conducted a 20-year follow-up survey on more than 8,000 volunteers born in Kloc-0/970. Volunteers/KLOC-0 was tested for IQ at the age of 0/0 and investigated for diet structure at the age of 30. The results show that 366 of them, that is, nearly 5%, call themselves vegetarians; However, one third of them also eat chicken and fish, but never eat red meat such as pork and beef. This proportion is basically consistent with the proportion of vegetarians in the total population of society. Among these vegetarians, the IQ of typical adult vegetarians in childhood is around 105, which is 5 times higher than that of ordinary meat eaters. However, vegetarians who don't eat dairy products have an average IQ of only 95 at the age of 10. As for vegans, there is basically no difference in IQ compared with vegetarians who only eat chicken and fish.
Smart people love vegetarianism.
In an intelligence contest organized by the BBC, a group of vegetarians finally defeated six other teams composed of students, football players' wives and other groups, showing that they were the players with the highest total IQ. Among them, 68-year-old vegetarian Mary Bidmead scored the highest. Related to this phenomenon, the research results show that smart people in childhood tend to prefer vegetarianism, and even become vegetarians in adulthood. Researchers at Southampton University say that vegetarians pay more attention to their diet. However, Dr. Catherine Gail, one of the participants in this study, believes that vegetarians may also prefer vegetarianism from the perspective of protecting animals or maintaining health. Further analysis shows that vegetarians are more likely to obtain academic qualifications and are more competent for high-intensity work. "Our research shows that smart children are more likely to become vegetarians in adulthood." Gail said. But at the same time, he also admitted that it is not excluded that the diet structure of vegetarians can in turn enhance cognitive ability. Because eating enough vegetables, fruits and whole grains can enhance brain function. Can vegetarianism enhance the developed brain function of people with high IQ? Is this their outstanding health advantage? The researchers believe that these problems remain to be studied.
Vegetarian food is good for health.
Before studying the relationship between IQ and vegetarianism, researchers also found that people with high IQ are less likely to suffer from heart disease. Compared with ordinary people, vegetarians get more fiber and vitamins every day. Because of the special diet structure of vegetarians, they usually have low cholesterol, normal blood pressure and fewer obesity symptoms, so they are not prone to cancer and various heart diseases. When talking about the benefits of vegetarianism, the researchers quoted several famous sayings of successful vegetarians in history. Among them, Benjamin Franklin, a famous American politician and scientist in the18th century, said that vegetarianism can make "the mind clearer and understand faster". George Bernard Shaw, a famous Irish playwright, once said humorously, "The intelligence in my mind can't come from the nutrition of cows."