The smart choice

Chat with the class valedictorian at your next high school reunion, and you may find out you have more in common than your alma mater. Kids with high IQs have a stronger chance of becoming vegetarian adults, according to the December 15, 2006 online edition of the British Medical Journal. In a survey of more than 8,000 British 30-year-olds whose IQs were tested at age 10, those with higher scores were more inclined to report switching to vegetarianism as adults.

Since the study indicates brighter people are more likely to be vegetarian, lead author Catharine Gale, PhD, believes the diet choice may explain why children of higher intelligence have been found to have a lower risk of premature mortality as adults.

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