People who have always
been asking from you that whether you are vegetarian or not and if you
vegetarian and sitting among those who are mostly non vegetarian then the
situation becomes bit awkward because the way they ask from you seems to be
like if there is something really wrong with you but not to worry about this
problem because science says that if you are vegetarian then it means you are
more intelligent and empathetic.
Yes its true and now
science has also proved this fact that people who do not eat meat are more
intelligent so it is your choice that if you want to be vegetarian or not and
there is nothing wrong being a vegetarian. Stop being annoyed by such comments
of the non-veggies and let it go.
Recent studies have
clearly found that individuals with higher intelligence are more likely to
become vegetarians. In these studies 11 different cognitive tests at 3 pre 16
ages researchers have found people who choose meatless diets are more intelligent
than the people who are non-vegetarians.
A UK Development Study
was done and among the respondents who were vegetarians at the age of 42 had significantly
higher general childhood intelligence as compared to those who were not
vegetarians at the same age. Women who did not eat meat have a mean childhood
IQ of 108.0 as compared to those who ate meat have a mean childhood IQ of
100.7. Males who ate meat have a mean childhood IQ of 101.1, whereas men who
choose vegetarianism have a mean childhood IQ of 111.0, so there is a
difference of 10 points in IQ which is a very significant difference.
According to another scientific
theory of Savana IQ Interaction Hypothesis, there is a correlation between
vegetarian diet and higher intelligence. Satoshi Kanzawa is an evolutionary
psychologist, told that the ability to change personal habits in reply to
changes in the world is strongest in people with higher empathy and
intelligence levels and there is a link between a person's ability to easily
adapt their habits to “evolutionary novels" and higher IQ. Also
intelligent people cope easily with situations that did not exist in the
ancestral environment. While our ancestors had to face constant food scarcity we
often have to face different problems which are in abundance. Hence, the
intelligent people are more likely to make wiser choices about what they eat by
considering the fact that what is good for their health and animal welfare
issues.
Interestingly,
vegetarians have also found that they do not require any animal meat to have
balanced diet and maintain their physical and mental health. According to
another research conducted by the Harvard University, it was fond that
vegetarians can get enough protein from vegetarian foods and non-meat foods
like whole grains, vegetables, lentils, beans, nuts, seeds, fruits and other products
like soy, milk. It is also noted in the study that a well-balanced vegetarian
diet can have twice the amount of protein we need and there is no need to
achieve it from meat.
Recently one more study
was conducted and published by the British Medical Journal and according to
this study vegetarian diet consisting of fruits and vegetables can even boost
brain power and at the same time it also helps in fighting some dangerous
diseases like diabetes, cancer, heart problems, obesity.