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IQ and vegetarianism
Non-conformity may be hidden driver behind relation
BMJ 2007; 334 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39121.870139.1F (Published 15 February 2007) Cite this as: BMJ 2007;334:327
- Kobe Millet (kobe.millet@econ.kuleuven.be),
- Siegfried Dewitte, assistant professor
- Department of Marketing and Organization Studies, KU Leuven, Naamsestraat 69, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
The link between childhood IQ and vegetarianism in later life is perhaps not driven by a causal chain of mechanisms related to health.1 As the number of vegetarians in the population is low, vegetarianism could be considered as a type of non-conformist behaviour.
Non-conformist behaviour may threaten the extent to which …
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