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Sure because you're comparing very different demographics. by tdiddy07

Those studies likely aren't particularly useful in making conclusions about people that come from the same demographics. And all those studies are couched in "might" because they're not particularly robust and suffer from all sorts of problems in cross-checking factors. This seems like an odd topic to be emotionally invested in. Could some of those things be true? Sure. Maybe. But these studies are likely less useful in making conclusions than studies on nutrition science.

To say nothing of the fact that IQ is not a particularly compelling measure of the value of a person.