Smart baby will be less sick

Childhood cognitive ability can be a factor signal about future health, Dr. Laurie Martin from Harvard University said. These serious diseases such as arthritis, stroke, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, tuberculosis, hepatitis and cancer common in people with low IQ.

Martin and Associates sought to understand this matter on 600 people living in Providence, Rhode Island. Cognitive abilities were assessed in 7 years through the aggregate IQ test article. When all steps on the stage 30-39 years old, they were asked about health and diseases.

In General, people who reach the high score has the risk significantly lower, while the IQ lower than the case back or illness. Their disease does not focus specifically on a typical form. The result does not change even when the intervention of factors that influence intellectual development such as weight at birth and background economic, social.

Martin said the smart index just slightly better 15 points then the risk later reduced to 1/3. The cause of this phenomenon has yet to be confirmed, but it is thought that high awareness ability can restrict the reckless behavior and unhealthy, harmful to health. "These behaviors such as smoking, exercise, nutrition and drinking are related directly to the level of every intelligent person", the author identified.

In addition, the ability to control the relationship between IQ and the health of the child. The wise men often have little autonomy and physiological reactions to stress. Therefore, they do not suffer from "the Wolf Trail" and the end result is a good disease resistance.=

  • 3283 Views
Loading...