Does eating a lot of meat affect IQ?

Regularly eating meat can reduce intelligence, this is a new discovery by British scientists when conducting experiments on the bodies of 8,170 people.

Eating a lot of meat reduces intelligence

Scientists from the University of Southampton in the UK conducted an experimental investigation into the eating habits of people over 30 years old who had a completely normal IQ at the age of 10. Of these, 4.5% had a habit of eating rice with vegetables, and 123 people liked to eat rice with meats such as pork and chicken.

After testing the IQ of those people, the researchers discovered that those who had relatively high IQs when they were young, but because of the habit of eating delicious foods such as meat, their IQs gradually decreased. As for those who had the habit of eating rice with vegetables, their IQs increased significantly.

The study also found that the majority of vegetarians were female, and that, in addition to being well educated, they had a relatively high social status. The IQ of meat eaters was only 15% higher on average than that of vegetarians when they were young, while the difference was 38%, a clear difference.

The researcher said that if social factors and educational level were added to the investigation, the interaction between eating habits and IQ would be more clearly demonstrated.

There is still a lot of evidence that clearly shows that the rate of heart disease for vegetarians is extremely low; people who eat less meat also have lower blood pressure. This study also explains why people with high IQs also have a very low rate of heart disease.

People should also know that eating habits not only affect IQ but also have a great impact on health.

For those who like to eat meat, scientists recommend that they should eat at least a little bit of vegetables every day, which have a great impact on health and IQ. Because most vegetables not only contain many vitamins but also contain many alkaline substances.

These alkaline substances have certain effects in improving brain function. Tofu, peas, rapeseed, celery, cow's milk, white cabbage, turnips, potatoes, grapes... are foods that contain a lot of alkaline substances.

According to Alobacsi.vn