tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post6621712264915549893..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: "Stupidity UK - It's worse than feared"Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-42983123132499780192014-01-14T08:02:47.556+00:002014-01-14T08:02:47.556+00:00My personal experience tallies with yours, but, tr...My personal experience tallies with yours, but, true or no, I do wonder whether the study has quietly influenced official thinking.<br /><br />Since citing it would be likely to unleash cries of outrage on every side, those concerned would surely be obliged to seek some other public justification for drastic intervention - such as a revised study predicting obesity rates in a population as yet unborn.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-58769792385441876082014-01-13T23:02:39.947+00:002014-01-13T23:02:39.947+00:00McH, one of the weird prejudices which people have...McH, one of the weird prejudices which people have is that fat = stupid and thin = clever.<br /><br />(See also, high forehead = clever, low forehead = stupid, weaning glasses = clever.)<br /><br />Now, from personal experience, I don't see much to back that up, I've known fat clever people and thin stupid people (fewer of the former than the latter, but most people aren't fat anyway), but hey, the scientists say otherwise so it must be true :-)Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-79103709195742544602014-01-13T22:33:22.911+00:002014-01-13T22:33:22.911+00:00Daily Mail, April 2011
'Researchers carried o...Daily Mail, April 2011<br /><br />'Researchers carried out tests on 150 volunteers, all weighing over 21 stone, and compared them with results from healthy people.<br />In some tests, including memory exams, almost a quarter of the overweight participants scored low enough to be considered learning disabled.<br /><br />After the initial round of testing, two-thirds of the volunteers had gastric bypass surgery to reduce the size of the stomach and lost an average of about 3st 8lbs.<br /><br />After 12 weeks, they all took the tests again and the group that lost weight boosted their scores, particularly those involving memory, significantly. They also showed great improvement in organisational skills.<br /><br />The 41 obese volunteers who declined the surgery ended up with even worse results.<br /><br />Professor John Gunstad said <b>the research showed obesity can damage the brain, ‘especially the parts most important for paying attention and learning new things</b>’.'<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1377112/Weight-loss-diets-How-fighting-flab-helps-boost-brain.htmlMacheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-51335837605708271382014-01-13T18:28:49.097+00:002014-01-13T18:28:49.097+00:00AKH, LOL, good point well made, I have updated the...AKH, LOL, good point well made, I have updated the article.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-29826608980186484632014-01-13T18:15:17.983+00:002014-01-13T18:15:17.983+00:00By 2050 stupidity could affect over 100% of adults...By 2050 stupidity could affect over 100% of adults.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.com