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That would be an interesting coincidence if bright people were eating organic while dumb people were eating processed food

bottom999mottob 3y ago
The organic vs non-organic argument is a false dichotomy anyway, so you got to be joking right?
- broast 3y ago
  Since they mentioned processed foods, I think this could be mainly referring to ultra processed foods, where there is now a plethora of evidence that such foods contribute to poor health outcomes.
- canadiantim 3y ago
  Pretty sure organic vs non-organic is a textbook definition of a dichotomy...
  - bottom999mottob 3y ago
    We're talking about organic food vs in-organic food. Who do you think defines organic and what's healthy food for long-term consumption? A lot of people , including the FDA...
technocratius 3y ago
Although not unthinkable, more likely, consider the effect of mental health, socioeconomic background, momentary stress levels, education level, etc that can influence both eating habits and cognitive abilities... I'm not saying their hypothesis isn't plausible, their data just doesn't get us an inch closer to confirming it...
vlovich123 3y ago
Not necessarily. “Smart” people could be having very similar perceptions around being healthy whereas “dumb” people maybe don’t agree or don’t care or have a less homogeneous mind set. In other words, even if there is a causal relationship it could be reversed or not even have anything to do with being dumb or smart but around a third factor. Not to mention that this article isn’t about organic but about processed carbs. Also it says nothing about whether this is a long-term effect developmentally or just that it suppresses it temporarily and you bounce back to normal otherwise.
- isaacfrond 3y ago
  Right, it could be that 'high-educated' people have been raised to snack on health food, say cucumber, while low-educated people were not and snack on whatever. Then you would find that eating health food correlates with high-education. The correlation is real: if you see someone snacking cucumber, he is likely highly educated. It doesn't mean that eating more cucumber will make you smart though.

bottom999mottob 3y ago

The organic vs non-organic argument is a false dichotomy anyway, so you got to be joking right?

broast 3y ago
Since they mentioned processed foods, I think this could be mainly referring to ultra processed foods, where there is now a plethora of evidence that such foods contribute to poor health outcomes.
canadiantim 3y ago
Pretty sure organic vs non-organic is a textbook definition of a dichotomy...
- bottom999mottob 3y ago
  We're talking about organic food vs in-organic food. Who do you think defines organic and what's healthy food for long-term consumption? A lot of people , including the FDA...

technocratius 3y ago

Although not unthinkable, more likely, consider the effect of mental health, socioeconomic background, momentary stress levels, education level, etc that can influence both eating habits and cognitive abilities... I'm not saying their hypothesis isn't plausible, their data just doesn't get us an inch closer to confirming it...

vlovich123 3y ago

Not necessarily. “Smart” people could be having very similar perceptions around being healthy whereas “dumb” people maybe don’t agree or don’t care or have a less homogeneous mind set. In other words, even if there is a causal relationship it could be reversed or not even have anything to do with being dumb or smart but around a third factor. Not to mention that this article isn’t about organic but about processed carbs. Also it says nothing about whether this is a long-term effect developmentally or just that it suppresses it temporarily and you bounce back to normal otherwise.

isaacfrond 3y ago
Right, it could be that 'high-educated' people have been raised to snack on health food, say cucumber, while low-educated people were not and snack on whatever. Then you would find that eating health food correlates with high-education. The correlation is real: if you see someone snacking cucumber, he is likely highly educated. It doesn't mean that eating more cucumber will make you smart though.