This is a double sided coin. Does
health affect intelligence? Yes. Does intelligence affect health?
Yes. This is one of those wonderful situations where the cause and
effect works both ways. What happens in one area, will generally
affect the other.
It is a known and proven fact, that
the eating and health habits we use as children, directly affects
our level of development. This includes the brain. Protein, one
of the most important basic life building blocks, works directly
in the brain’s development. No protein, no proper development.
Well, it doesn’t take very
much intuition here, to notice if the brain doesn’t develop
to optimal operation levels, you will not have a health conscious
individual. Generally, you do not have individuals develop to become
productive, prosperous citizens, and certainly not healthy, productive,
prosperous citizens.
Past the consideration of intelligence
development, our level of education and intelligence plays a tremendous
role in our ability to educate ourselves about the health options
we should exercise. With generations prior to the 20th century,
physical energy expenditures used up whatever nutritional resources
you had provided earlier. Physical work and a real lack of nutritional
supplements kept the body in constant need of nourishment. That
is a time past. Today, with the advent of the computer, physical
activity is no longer a part of the work equation. We no longer
lack for vitamins and minerals, thanks to the boom in the vitamin
market.
Today, we must determine how much
nourishment we need, how much physical exercise we need, and how
best to accomplish those ends. Calorie needs, nutritional needs,
physical needs, and education about those needs now is information
we should all understand, at least as it applies to our individual
self.
Our level of income directly affects
our eating habits. Did you know that? How much money you make helps
to determine what you will choose and how healthy you will be. Doesn’t
really make sense, if you don’t’ look at the broader
picture. In the big picture, however, here is the view: you are
educated, have a degree, and are exposed to tons of information
during your college years. You are exposed to health classes, athletes,
and all sorts of professional people who already understand the
importance of healthy eating habits in your life.
You graduate college, your income
levels are quite nice, and you have the opportunity to purchase
magazines, health and fitness of course. Can you see how your education
and intelligence levels affect your health now? This is a generalization
that has proven itself time and again. All you have to do is observe
your developed countries versus the third world, underdeveloped
countries. Standard of living and health are directly related.
If the evidence presented above
is not enough to satisfy your curiosity concerning the role intelligence
plays in our health, take the time to visit the US Census. This
information is available through the internet. There you will find
all kinds of statistics, from income averages in areas of the United
States, to education levels in those same places. Also available
is information related to the household. Check for yourself. You
can see a direct relationship in many areas of the country between
income levels and health statistics for that area.
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