Interesting point on heritability. I wonder though if poor populations are full of genetically assisted high IQs that are being suppressed through the effects o

Interesting point on heritability. I wonder though if poor populations are full of genetically assisted high IQs that are being suppressed through the effects of poverty. Improving nutrition among poor kids will do a lot to improve cognitive functioning. I'm not sure you can claim that "our's is a well fed nation" in a discussion of the effects of poverty. I've been involved in breakfast programs in high schools and the number of kids coming to school unfed is significant. There are poor kids in developed nations suffering the effects of malnutrition and it is impairing their development. Low energy, susceptibility to illness, infection and even physical growth delays. Low SES is a multifaceted attack on a kid's start in life and poor nutrition is just the jab to the gut.