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Obesity found to be a strong predictor of low IQ

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/heart/articles/2011/11/15/study-finds-link-betwee
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>Of 34,400 people who took part in a health survey that measured waist-to-hip ratio on or around their 40th or 50th birthday, about 5,400 men had also taken an IQ test when they were about 18. IQ tests are mandated in Sweden. Men who had the lowest IQs as older teens had the highest waist-to-hip ratios at age 40, the study showed. By contrast, those who scored highest on the IQ tests had the lowest waist-to-hip ratios at age 40.

>> No.4057850

Mmmm lookat dat correlation and OP >implying causation

>> No.4057873
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>>4057850
Fattie detected

>> No.4057882

this is similar to the stupid "niggers have lower IQ" threads.
correlation doesn't necessarily mean causality between the measured factors.

and i'm saying that though i don't like fatties.

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>>4057882
Y U SO FAT?

>> No.4057899

>>4057882
niggers do have lower iq's, and more importantly are slightly less intelligent in general. i think what you mean is that even if it is a "predictor," it's not that significant that fat people are typically fucking retarded. you don't necessarily need vast studies to make somewhat true generalizations, but you don't need to judge people by particular physical traits either.

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>> No.4057961

>>4057899
well said

>> No.4058007

>implying IQ means anything

also I'm underweight because I forget to eat often.

>> No.4058011

>>4058007
I heard that forgetfulness is a sign of low IQ. Or fat in denial.

>> No.4058024

>>4058011

Forgetfulness is a sign of absolutely nothing.

Or technically I should say, it's a sign of so many things that trying to pinpoint it is an exercise in futility.

>> No.4058035

>>4058024
But 90% pinpoint to insecurity and denial. I'd trust in statistic in this case.

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>depressed because fat
>less concentration because of depression
>inferior IQ scores because of less concentration when doing IQ tests

/thread

>> No.4058059

Actually, I think it's a matter of cooking. It's already been shown that those with high scores live longer, perhaps they just eat better than those that score lower. {possibly because they don't go to mcdonalds for every meal of the day.

>> No.4058065

>>4058035

As you well know, 87% of statistics are made up on the spot.

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Stallman here. I will eat everyone in this thread alive.