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| | Thousands of years after that was written, despite immense advances in medicine and technology, these figures remain remarkably accurate. The longest modern recorded life of a man is precisely 120 years (Shigechiyo Izumi), the average lifespan for a man is roughly 70 years, and the average for a good-living man is about 80 years. | | Thousands of years after that was written, despite immense advances in medicine and technology, these figures remain remarkably accurate. The longest modern recorded life of a man is precisely 120 years (Shigechiyo Izumi), the average lifespan for a man is roughly 70 years, and the average for a good-living man is about 80 years. |
| − | | + | [[Image:Cerebellum.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Medical research indicates that excess weight impairs brain function.<ref> |
| | + | *[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lim2.11 Association between intelligence quotient and obesity in England], Lifestyle Medicine. 20 October 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/lim2.11 |
| | + | *[https://www.nature.com/articles/nutd201527 Relation of intelligence quotient and body mass index in preschool children: a community-based cross-sectional study], Relation of intelligence quotient and body mass index in preschool children: a community-based cross-sectional study |
| | + | *[https://ufhealth.org/news/2006/study-shows-link-between-morbid-obesity-low-iq-toddlers Study shows link between morbid obesity, low IQ in toddlers], University of Florida College of Medicine, 2006 |
| | + | *[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36345149/ ''Impact of obesity and diet on brain structure and function: a gut-brain-body crosstalk'']. ''The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society''. 2022 Dec;81(4):306-316. doi: 10.1017/S0029665122002786. Epub 2022 Nov 8. |
| | + | *[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35247658/ Does obesity put your brain at risk?]. ''Diabetes & metabolic syndrome.'' 2022 Mar;16(3):102444. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2022.102444. Epub 2022 Feb 26. |
| | + | *[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33064270/ Cognition, Brain Structure, and Brain Function in Individuals with Obesity and Related Disorders], ''Current Obesity Reports''. 2020 Dec;9(4):544-549. doi: 10.1007/s13679-020-00412-y. Epub 2020 Oct 16. |
| | + | *[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26107577/ Obesity and Aging: Consequences for Cognition, Brain Structure, and Brain Function]. ''Psychosomatic Medicine.'' 2015 Jul-Aug;77(6):697-709. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000212. |
| | + | *[http://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/newsarticle.aspx?articleid=110328 Obesity Linked to Changes In Cognitive Patterns, Psychiatric News, Joan Arehart-Treichel, Clinical and Research News, September 15, 2006] |
| | + | *[http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2009/08/25/as-waistlines-widen-brains-shrink.html As Waistlines Widen, Brains Shrink: The obese and overweight have less neurological tissue, study finds, U.S News & World Report August 25, 2009] |
| | + | *[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21167850 Western diet consumption and cognitive impairment: links to hippocampal dysfunction and obesity, Physiol Behav. 2011 Apr 18;103(1):59-68. Epub 2010 Dec 16.] |
| | + | *[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100714112832.htm Obesity Harms Women's Memory and Brain Function, Study Finds, Science Daily, July 15, 2010] |
| | + | *[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/instance/2568718/ Mental health, family function and obesity in African-American women, J Natl Med Assoc. 2005 April; 97(4): 478–482.]</ref> |
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| | + | See: [[Obesity and its negative impact on intelligence]] ]] |
| | [[Jeanne Calment]] lived to age 122, only two years past 120. She was said to have never worked and used olive oil on her skin, outliving all of her [[feminist]] counterparts. | | [[Jeanne Calment]] lived to age 122, only two years past 120. She was said to have never worked and used olive oil on her skin, outliving all of her [[feminist]] counterparts. |
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