The phrase “fat and stupid” seems to roll off the tongue so naturally. Well, there’s a reason for that. According to Olivia Judson, quite possibly the hottest evolutionary biologist on the planet (see photo), being fat makes you stupid. Her article tells you why. See "Brain Damage." She also warns that our alarmingly high rates of obesity may well lead to a dramatic rise in dementia.
Mycroft Holmes may be Sherlock’s intellectual superior for now. But if Mycroft does nothing to change his ways and continues to lounge around the Diogenes Club all day, he’ll no doubt be a candidate for early onset dementia, while the lean Sherlock will still be solving the most enigmatic of crimes into his 70, 80’s, and beyond (that is, if his cocaine habit doesn't fry his brain first).
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"Those two old friends, a healthful diet and plenty of exercise, have repeatedly been shown to protect the brain."
As complicated as life is, sometimes it appears to be refreshingly simple.
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