A study published at the BMJ:
Higher IQ at the age of 10 years was associated with an increased likelihood of being vegetarian at the age of 30. This relation was partly accounted for by better education and higher occupational social class, but it remained statistically significant after adjusting for these factors.
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So smart people become vegetarians two decaces later.
What do vegetarians then become?
Obviously you’re not a vegetarian.
Well, according to tests, i have a high IQ. And yes, i´ve been a vegetarian in the past, and i know i will switch to full time vegetarian sometime in the future… This is the first time i hear there´s a correlation.
My depression disappears when i follow a veggie diet. my bad temper, sugar cravings, chocolate cravings… i feel at peace.
When you read all the “miracle” diet books that promise you to be not only thinner, but younger, healthier, smarter, etc. the bottom lines is: Vegetarian diet. Of course they wont say it directly because it will show that they had not discovered “anything new or grounbreaking” really
The thing is, i stopped being a veggie for two reasons:
1)My aggressivity levels fall down to zero.
2)My sexual drive falls down to almost zero
Sadly, I need the aggressivity factor to live in a city, just to cope and survive.
the sex drive thing, i guess when i get older, i will care less about it, an concentrate on other things, like meditation.
When i was doing the veggie diet, i was also trying meditation and really, if you want to meditate effectiveñy is essential to follow a veggie diet, nothing else will do.
My conclusion is that right now, i cant follow a veggie diet as such, but at some point in my future i will.
Francisco in Caracas, Venezuela
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