* fruitella wrote:
> Or is it the other way around - kids with higher IQ scores move towards
> vegetarian dietary habits. Perhaps both.

Very unlikely.

> Also how can one be eating fish and chicken and yet be considered a
> vegetarian?

Surveys involve self-reporting, not exactly an objective measurement. And this
one consisted of volunteers. Perhaps the differences in IQ can be chalked up
to brighter meat-eaters having more important things to do than fill out survey
forms. The fact that there was no detected difference between vegetarians and
those who called themselves vegetarians but still ate meat shows that if there's
anything to the purported findings it's that not all meat is bad.

> Vegetarians generally do not eat anything that bleeds
> (blood).

It's based on self-reporting surveys, not on observation of what people actually
eat or how smart they actually are.

Interestingly, you used an article that left something very apropos out of the
mix but was mentioned in another article about the same study. Consider:

Vegetarians are more intelligent, says study | News | This is London
http://tinyurl.com/y6hj8h

Frequently dismissed as cranks, their fussy eating habits tend to make them
unpopular with dinner party hosts and guests alike.

But now it seems they may have the last laugh, with research showing vegetarians
are more intelligent than their meat-eating friends.

A study of thousands of men and women revealed that those who stick to a
vegetarian diet have IQs that are around five points higher than those who
regularly eat meat.

Writing in the British Medical Journal, the researchers say it isn't clear why
veggies are brainier - but admit the fruit and veg-rich vegetarian diet could
somehow boost brain power.

The researchers, from the University of Southampton, tracked the fortunes of more
than 8,000 volunteers for 20 years.

At the age of ten, the boys and girls sat a series of tests designed to determine
their IQ.

When they reached the age of 30, they were asked whether they were vegetarian and their
answers compared to their childhood IQ score.

Around four and a half per cent of the adults were vegetarian - a figure that is broadly
in line with that found in the general population. [more like twice the rate of the gen pop.]

However, further analysis of the results showed those who were brainiest as children were
more likely to have become vegetarian as adults, shunning both meat and fish.

The typical adult veggie had a childhood IQ of around 105 - around five points higher than
those who continued to eat meat as they grew up.

The vegetarians were also more likely to have gained degrees and hold down high-powered jobs.

There was no difference in IQ between strict vegetarians and those who classed themselves as
veggie but still ate fish or chicken.

***However, vegans - vegetarians who also avoid dairy products - scored significantly lower,
averaging an IQ score of 95 at the age of 10.***

Etc.

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There you have it: vegans are ****tards. Didn't need a study to figure that out.

chico