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  • WarChild
    Let slip the dogs of war.
    • Jan 2003
    • 17263
    #1

    Are fat people less intelligent? Survey says ...

    A recent study examined the theory that being fatter can actually hurt one's cognitive abilities. Does fat really equate to stupid?

    French researchers examined IQ, memory, attention, and speed of learning for 2,500 middle-aged males and females in 1996 and 2001. Overweight participants scored consistently lower in 1996. When re-examined in 2001, they scored even worse.

    Apparently poor metabolic health has some deteriorating properties to the nervous system.

    (Neurology, 67:1208-1214, 2006)
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    • VoteForPedro
      Confirmed User
      • Feb 2005
      • 1740
      #2
      That explains a lot of the stupidity on this board.
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        • notabook
          Confirmed User
          • Apr 2006
          • 9748
          #3
          Bah, that's just because they have trouble breathing and go into micro-sleep mode.

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            • WarChild
              Let slip the dogs of war.
              • Jan 2003
              • 17263
              #4
              I wonder if someone who is severely overweight loses the weight if their cognitive abilities improve.
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                • Jakke PNG
                  ex-TeenGodFather
                  • Nov 2001
                  • 20306
                  #5
                  I'd be a fucking einstein if I lost weight apparently!
                  Luckily I'm fat and stupid, so I don't realize I'm stupid.
                  ..and I'm off.

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                    • jimthefiend
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                      • Oct 2003
                      • 18889
                      #6
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                        • fris
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                          • Aug 2002
                          • 55789
                          #7
                          Originally posted by jimthefiend
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                            • Klen
                              • Aug 2006
                              • 32234
                              #8
                              I dont know i mean a lot of fat people are doctors on colleges but yet again usualy skinny people are more there.

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                                • sicone
                                  Retired
                                  • Jan 2004
                                  • 18453
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by WarChild
                                  French researchers

                                  Major flaw in that theory right there

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                                    • reynold
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Oct 2002
                                      • 51271
                                      #10
                                      Simply because gastro-intestinal organs are usually busier and function harder than the body's braincells.

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                                        • WarChild
                                          Let slip the dogs of war.
                                          • Jan 2003
                                          • 17263
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by KlenTelaris
                                          I dont know i mean a lot of fat people are doctors on colleges but yet again usualy skinny people are more there.
                                          There are no doubt people that are fat and intelligent. It's possible that they would be more intelligent though, if they were not overweight.
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                                            • VegasKingPin
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Nov 2006
                                              • 312
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by sicone
                                              Major flaw in that theory right there

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                                                • Barefootsies
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                                                  • Feb 2005
                                                  • 42635
                                                  #13
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                                                    • Grapesoda
                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                      • Jul 2003
                                                      • 46234
                                                      #14
                                                      we all know where this is gonna go

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                                                        • stickyfingerz
                                                          Doin fine
                                                          • Oct 2005
                                                          • 24984
                                                          #15
                                                          Im 5 pounds below my ideal weight. This makes sense.

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                                                            • Wiggles
                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                              • May 2004
                                                              • 14423
                                                              #16
                                                              i always thought it was true
                                                              no sig

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                                                                • 4Man
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Nov 2006
                                                                  • 3830
                                                                  #17
                                                                  No they are not.

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                                                                    • john t bone
                                                                      Registered User
                                                                      • Aug 2006
                                                                      • 55
                                                                      #18
                                                                      If I ate a thin person would I be smarter?
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                                                                        • notabook
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Apr 2006
                                                                          • 9748
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by john t bone
                                                                          If I ate a thin person would I be smarter?
                                                                          OMG LOL... that was a huge fucking laugh right there.

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                                                                            • bopha
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                                                                              • Sep 2002
                                                                              • 1882
                                                                              #20
                                                                              That makes sense, but because of the huge amount of chemicals in processed food, plus hormones in meat and dairy it makes me wonder if
                                                                              this study was done years ago would it come out differently. If someone is eating clean but at a normal weight and you tested them against someone who is eating processed food yet still a 'normal' weight, wonder what the outcome would be. I think sometimes researchers get a grant based on what they want the outcome to be and skew the tests and questions to that end.

                                                                              I overthink everything.

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