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On the level of intelligence is affected by many factors. Some of them might surprise you. Scientists have spent decades to answer the question: "What makes a person smart?". According to various studies, these factors are numerous: IQ depends not only on the food if you are breast-mother, but also on your waistline.

1. You do not smokeIn 2010 Israeli researchers interviewed 20 thousand young people, checking the level of their IQ and they smoke or not. The results were published in The Daily Mail and read as follows:

– The average IQ of a smoker at the age of 18-21 years was 94, and – Smoking- 101.

– The average IQ in those who smoked more than a pack of cigarettes a day, was 90.

– If interviewed the two brothers, it was non-Smoking smarter than Smoking.

2. You learned to play musical instrumentsAccording to some studies, learning to play a musical instrument develops the child's brain:

– In 2001, the study showed that the verbal ability of children from 4 to 6 years has improved after the first month of training.

– Thanks to the study in 2004, it was well established that 6-year-olds who studied piano for 9 months, showed a significant increase in the level of intelligence in comparison with children enrolled in acting courses or not attending any courses.

3. You are the eldest child in the familythe Firstborn is considered to be smarter than subsequent children, and it's not in genetics. The New York Times writes:

"According to the study conducted in June 2007, older children in the family have a small, but significant advantage in IQ by about 3 points higher than the next oldest child. Scientists have found that it is influenced by non-biological factors, and psychological relationship between parents and their children."

For this and other reasons, the firstborn is usually more successful than their brothers and sisters.

4. You have a thin waistIn 2006, French scientists began conducting tests to measure the IQ level in 2.2 of thousands of subjects for 5 years. The idea of the study: the bigger the waist, the lower mental capacity. The results were published in the journal of The Telegraph:

"The researchers found that during the test in remembering words, people with BMI's (body mass index) less than 20 were able to recall only 56%, and subjects with a BMI greater than 30 – 44% of the words. After 5 years of experimental research, indicators of the subjects were obese, deteriorated: the score dropped to the level at 37.5%, while their more slender colleagues showed the same result as 5 years ago."

So, as they say, ""healthy body, healthy mind".

5. You have a catAccording to a study conducted in 2014, dog lovers turned out to be more sociable, while cat lovers are smarter. Project Manager Denise of Guastello said:

"In principle, there is a reasonable explanation: those who love dogs, go on trips with them, socialize with other dog lovers and other interested – because they are more sociable. At the same time, if you are an introvert or sensitive person, then perhaps you like the extra time to sit at home with a book in hand – and with a cat to walk is not necessarily".

6. You breastfedIn the report of Duke University stated:

"In the UK and New Zealand studies have been conducted more than 3 thousand babies who received breast-feeding. It was found that breast-feeding increases the average intelligence level on 7 points in the case that the children Omelas a certain version of the gene FADS2".

An employee at the University of Illinois at Chicago Julia Kim-Cohen argues that this version of the gene "helps to break down fatty acids in maternal milk."

"That's why the child's body better absorbed the milk, whereby the actively developing brain and increases the level of intelligence."

In the 2007 report, scientists indicated the need for further research to identify a more accurate relationship between the FADS2 gene, breast milk and IQ.

7. You left-handedBefore left-handedness was associated with criminal activity, but then one study showed that whole thing in "divergent thinking", which are born of creative ideas and a new perspective on things.Maria Konnikova, the journalist of The New Yorker, summed up the results published in 1995 study:

"The more present in the group of subjects left-handers, the better it copes with tasks on divergent thinking. So, lefties will come up as two of the available objects to create a third – for example, a pole and a tin can turned into a birdhouse. Better yet they all managed to collect a list of words in the largest number of diverse categories."

Probably, therefore among architects and musicians so many left-handers.

8. You tallAlong with left-handers, the high growth is referred to the indicators, responsible for a high level of intelligence. Some works support this view.

For example, the report on a study conducted at Princeton University, said:

"At the age of 3 years, when the child has not started school, and she had upon him no effect, the children that are ahead of peers in growth, in General, better cope with tests for intelligence".published

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