It seems that kids who are vegetarians are smarter?

Answer 1

No, kids who are smarter are more likely to become vegetarian, is what the study said.

That study doesn't prove anything new though does it? The fact has always been that intelligent people are more likely to become vegetarian, and similarly that the council housed, binge drinking, smoking segment of the population aren't likely to give two figs about the issue. It doesn't show that vegetarianism increases intelligence and other studies have shown that it doesn't at all. In fact I think you'll find it you look at the people of similar IQs at ten, they'd end up with similar IQs at 30, regardless of diet.
On the other hand fish is indisputably shown to boost brain development in children, and there is similar evidence showing other meat does similar on a lower level.

Answer 2

'Smarter' is a loaded term. How do you measure smartness?

Any way my thoughts are that the children are not necessarily vegetarian by choice, it more often comes from the parents.
I am about to make a sweeping generalisation here, these parents are often middle class and as such they encourage their children more thus they are smarter.

For teenagers who make the choice to become vegetarians, well I would say that they have shown a level of understanding and have made their own mind up on the subject having made a reasoned (to some extent) judgement. This is a sign of smartness.

Me, I'm a vegetarian of 10 odd years, while becoming a veggie was a bit of an accident, I now eat a whole lot better than I did when I was a meat eater. More variety, less junk food with poor nutritional value.

Am I smarter for it? I think so. However there is no evidence for it.

I think that 'smartness' or intelligence is more to do with up bringing than diet.

Answer 3

Sorry, but I can't see the logic behind this one.

However, raising a child as a vegetarian, even as a strict vegetarian, has no long-term adverse developmental consequences, provided that the parents make certain that their child eats a wide variety of foods within the plant kingdom.

The late 1960's saw the commune movement in North America. One such commune was called The Farm, and it was located in the Virginia's. The commune members were vegan, and this was how they chose to raise their children. Nutrition scientists new that here they had a group of children whose progress and health records could be used to confirm/deny the usefullness of such a diet. The parents in thic sommune agreed to have their children followed in a longtitudinal study, believeing that it would show that they were right. Most of these parents continued to be vegans and to raise vegan children and to allow their children to continue as study participants after the commune broke apart.

The children from this commune, born and raised as vegans, grew up top be an average of 1" shorter and 5 lb lighter than their omnivore cohorts (control group). This is well within the normal range.

This study therefore showed that children can be raised safely and healthfully as vegans. But more intelligent? Intelligence is partially nature and partially nuture. And the nurture part has far more to do woth the intellectual stimulation that is received, not with what is or isn't eaten.

Answer 4

I assuming you're talking about that study that was release a day or two ago.

What the study didn't show or ask was if the kids were vegetarians while they were growing up. What the study showed was the kids with higher IQ's tended to chose to become vegetarians.

Answer 5

No im pretty sure the study said smart kids are more likely to become vegetarians. I think this is because the smart kids are more likely to research something when they have a question rather than sitting on their *** updating their myspace. I am one of the smartest kids in my class and none of the smart kids are vegetarians. but i do go to a smaller school in a suburban and rural area so maybe that may account for it and there are very few vegetarians and at my school they are among the least intelligent.

Answer 6

More like, smart kids become vegetarian.

^Commander, I'm not sure what you mean by "veggies". No vegetarian diet focuses on veggies exclusively. Beans, nuts and whole grains form the bulk of the diet. I don't understand where you got the idea that vegetarians chow down on spinach and carrots all the time.

Answer 7

Yes and meat eating kids with a high IQ are more likely to become vegetarian.

Answer 8

I went to boarding school. The bright ones certainly realised that the food on offer there was better for the veggies (pizza when everyone else had mystery meat).
Seriously I don't know. Do you mean "people who are brought up veggie are smarter" or "those who chose that option"?

Answer 9

I saw a report (yesterday) that said "Smarter kids are more likely to become vegetarians..."

So still no evidence that chocolate is not everybit as good as vegetables.

Answer 10

I like to think so; I read about it some time ago... My son was a vegetarian from birth; he has now started eating meat (can't resist meat-feast pizzas) but the brain power doesn't seem too affected. I hope it carries on like this!