Vegetarians and IQ level

[Guest guest]

A scientific study by a Southampton University team in the British

Medical Journal reports that the average vegetarian tend to have five

IQ points more than the average person.

 

However, the report seems to indicate it isn't the exclusion of meat

that makes one smarter because " there was no difference in IQ score

between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarian

but who reported eating fish or chicken. "

 

In other words, there are really two groups here. The vegetarians,

and the ones who perceive themselves to be vegetarian.

 

This may suggest that intelligent people tend to eat healthier and

because of this they are more likely to gravitate towards a

vegetarian diet. And because Brits tend to become vegetarian more out

of ethics than for health reasons (the exact polar opposite to their

American counterparts in my estimation), maybe there is a correlation

between intelligence and empathy. I guess we'll have to wait for that

study.

 

story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6180753.stm