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Study: Fat People More Likely to Be Stupid
Breitbart ^ | 7/14/2016 | Ben Kew

Posted on 07/14/2016 1:46:49 PM PDT by bkopto

A new study suggests that people are are overweight tend to be less intelligent than those who are not.

According to the study, people who are overweight have less grey and white matter in key parts of the brain, meaning their brain develops an “altered reward processing,” effectively meaning they lack the ability to control their eating.

The results were extracted from “very thorough” brain scans of 32 people from Baltimore....

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: brain; fat; iq; obesity; stupid
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1 posted on 07/14/2016 1:46:49 PM PDT by bkopto
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Well ya have to admit that’s one way to get America to diet more.


2 posted on 07/14/2016 1:48:01 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists Call 'em what you will, they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: bkopto

“The results were extracted from “very thorough” brain scans of 32 people from Baltimore....”

Perhaps it’s just people from Baltimore.


3 posted on 07/14/2016 1:49:46 PM PDT by Carthego delenda est
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To: bkopto

Rosie O’Donnell too...


4 posted on 07/14/2016 1:49:48 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob
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5 posted on 07/14/2016 1:50:44 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (If you can't graciously honor JimRob's wishes, then kindly stay the hell out of JimRob's house.)
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To: bkopto

Wow, they studied 32 people from Baltimore, sounds definitive to me. /s


6 posted on 07/14/2016 1:50:46 PM PDT by D Rider
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To: bkopto

Ed Schultz?


7 posted on 07/14/2016 1:50:59 PM PDT by TMA62 (Al Sharpton - The North Korea of race relations)
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To: bkopto
I watched parts of the team America Movie this morning. They did a superb job with Moore's puppet — he was his usual rotund self and he was holding a hotdog in each hand and had mustard all over his face and shirt. Hilarious!
8 posted on 07/14/2016 1:51:51 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: bkopto

DARE TO BE FAT

Root Boy Slim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqnD11rjrtc


9 posted on 07/14/2016 1:52:35 PM PDT by Zeneta
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10 posted on 07/14/2016 1:52:37 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (If you can't graciously honor JimRob's wishes, then kindly stay the hell out of JimRob's house.)
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To: bkopto
Barbara Mikulski:

Fat, Democrat, and Stupid is no way to go through life ...

11 posted on 07/14/2016 1:53:32 PM PDT by NorthMountain (Hillary Clinton: corrupt unreliable negligent traitor)
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Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.


12 posted on 07/14/2016 1:54:07 PM PDT by Rio (Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
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To: bkopto

32 people from Baltimore. Could it be that there are a lot of fat stupid people in Baltimore?


13 posted on 07/14/2016 1:54:24 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: willing and eager allies of the hate-America left.)
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14 posted on 07/14/2016 1:54:47 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Baby got back!


15 posted on 07/14/2016 1:54:56 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: bkopto

If you’re short (”no reason to live”) and fat, it must be a double whammy.


16 posted on 07/14/2016 1:55:06 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: rockinqsranch

Fat, Dumb, and happy....


17 posted on 07/14/2016 1:55:18 PM PDT by showme_the_Glory ((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
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To: I want the USA back

I would have to question the intelligence of any person who chose to live in Baltimore.


18 posted on 07/14/2016 1:56:30 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Rio

I know a SQL and some other heavy duty software packages guru that is a consultant to my company and several others that is rather portly who is quite brilliant. He lives quite well.


19 posted on 07/14/2016 1:56:54 PM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: bkopto

Exactly...and if you knew ALL my in-laws, you’d believe it for sure!


20 posted on 07/14/2016 1:57:32 PM PDT by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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