Uppsala Universitet Study Finds Link Between Low IQ, Large Waistline

Guys with low IQs may be at higher risk than brainiacs for later weight gain and added heart disease risk, a new study suggests. Swedish men who had the lowest IQs at about age 18 had higher waist-to-hip ratios at age 40 than their peers who scored higher on those IQ tests. It’s known that people with “apple-shaped” bodies, or more weight around the middle, are at higher risk for heart disease than those with “pear-shaped” bodies.

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