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1、KidsWithHighIQsGrowUptoBeVegetariansAsachild'sIQrises,histasteformeatinadulthooddeclines,anewstudysuggests.Britishresearchershavefoundthatchildren'sIQpredictstheirlikelihoodofbecomingvegetariansasyoungadults--loweringtheirriskforcardiovasculardiseaseintheprocess.Thefindingcouldexplainthelinkbe
2、tweensmartsandbetterhealth,theinvestigatorssay."Brighterpeopletendtohavehealthierdietaryhabits,"concludedleadauthorCatharineGale,aseniorresearchfellowattheMRCEpidemiologyResourceCentre.Recentstudiessuggestthatvegetarianismmaybeassociatedwithlowercholesterol,reducedriskofobesityandheartdisease.
3、ThismightexplainwhychildrenwithhighIQstendtohavealowerriskofheartdiseaseinlaterlife."Weknowfromotherstudiesthatbrighterchildrentendtobehaveinahealthierfashionasadults--they'relesslikelytosmoke,lesslikelytobeoverweight,lesslikelytohavehighbloodpressureandmorelikelytotakestrenuousexercise,"Gales
4、aid."ThisstudyprovidesfurtherevidencethatpeoplewithahigherIQtendtohaveahealthierlifestyle."Inthestudy,Gale'steamcollecteddataonnearly8,200menandwomenaged30,whoseIQhadbeentestedwhentheywere10yearsofage."ChildrenwhoscoredhigheronIQtestsatage10weremorelikelythanthosewhogotlowerscorestoreportthatt
5、heywerevegetarianattheageof30,"Galesaid.Theresearchersfoundthat4.5percentofparticipantswerevegetarians.Ofthese,2.5percentwerevegan,and33.6percentsaidtheywerevegetarianbutalsoatefishorchicken.TherewasnodifferenceinIQscorebetweenstrictvegetariansandthosewhosaidtheywerevegetarianbutwhosaidtheyate
6、fishorchicken,theresearchersadd.Vegetariansweremorelikelytobefemale,ofhighersocialclassandbettereducated,butIQwasstillasignificantpredictorofbeingvegetarianafteradjustmentforthesefactors,Galesaid.英国研究人员发现小孩智商可以预示成年后变成素食者的可能性，也就是降低心血管疾病的几率。研究人员说此项研究能够解释为什么聪明的人会更健康。流行病信息中心高级研究员、本研究主要作者CatharineG
7、ale说：“聪明的人一般选择较健康的饮食习惯。”最近的研究显示素食有利于降低胆固醇吸收、减少肥胖和心脏病几率。这也是为什么高智商的孩子在晚年不容易患心脏病的原因。Gale说：“我们从其它研究中发现，聪明的孩子会和成年人一样跟随健康的流行趋势，他们更不容易吸烟、更不容易肥胖、更不容易血压高、却参与更多的锻炼。本研究将提供更多的证据证明智商高的人拥有更健康的生活方式。”Gale和同事们搜集了近8200个30岁男女的资料，其中包括他们10岁时的智商记录。Gale说：“十岁时
