Having a lower than average IQ is in itself a risk factor for heart disease, say UK researchers. Given the findings, public health messages on things like exercise and diet could be simplified, the authors say in the European Heart Journal.
In the study of over 4,000 people, IQ alone explained more than 20% of the difference in mortality between high and low socioeconomic groups. This applied even when known heart disease risk factors were considered.
Dr David Batty, who led the research for the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council, said: “We already know that socio-economically disadvantaged people have worse health and tend to die earlier from conditions such as heart disease, cancer and accidents.
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I love the idea that people with a lower IQ have more “accidents”.
Can someone test this by making paramedics do IQ tests?
what so dumb people like me are more likely of dying earlier?! suits me
Low income nor low IQ will lead to that. It can lead to that, as well as high income and high iq can lead to that. In fact, certain types of stress will not be felt by people with lower iq’s as they will not see it …
A stressfull job (as the people with higher incomes often claim they have .. which is not always the truth ..) can cause lots of stress and cardiovascular diseases and such.
Having had a low income for a longer period will lead to self adaption to the situation in the end .. in most people, not all … Most people prefer to stay normal on the inside.
Nope, nothing proven by them. It’s a silly narrow focus which is something they should not focus on anymore. Wont help humanity. You can take their hypothesis quite quickly down, all the way.
Stress can be caused by many things, and is different for each body. Some people will drive for more money in life as they need more comfort as they would become too stressed without that money. And so there are many examples to name. Society is not nearly as simple as they want to see it.
It is known that people with e.g. Down syndrom are born with certein physical defects/weak spots.
As we all have our own weak spots when we are born. We normally will not work against ourselves. If there are not many options we will start to work it via mind control.
It’s the ones that are not busy with their health, never bother about unhealthy feeling, or don’t feel it, that are most likely to create damage in life in their body, as they are not aware of it.
And some .. oh well .. prefer having lived life to the fullest .. and that that may cause a slightly shortened life .. oh well .. that’s a small fee to pay for it.
Relationships, intereactions .. those can cause extreme damage in people’s bodies … if they dont watch theirselves. They can do good as well ofcourse. As it is with all things … it does have two sides.
IQ is overrated the way it is stated here and there .. it’s not really about intelligence quite often but more about saving as much as possible facts on your hard disk. There are many more Q’s to check ..
It’s a too simple hypothesis. It’s just one option, there are so many options. There will always be people running around to who they will apply .. but that’s just a small portion of humanity .. When you would combine all options and then make a statement …. that’s not easy … So everybody needs to check his/her own health to start with .. who knows his/her body best .. especially when a bit older .. the control needs to be in … even if you dont want to … eventually .. otherwise …
Dumb, dumber and even more dumb .. that’s the most prefer state in human society … but hey … we are forced to work it a bit .. now and then …