Smart Men Have Better Sperm: Study

Smart men rejoice:

Turns out that intelligent people are generally healthier than their less-clever peers - studies have shown that brainiacs are, for instance, less likely to suffer from heart disease and Alzheimer's. Scientists have suggested that smart people may score less stressful jobs in safer places and that they may make better lifestyle choices, for instance by exercising more and eating better. In other words, maybe bright people actually listen to the Surgeon General.

But these newest findings, to be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Intelligence, found that negative habits had little effect on sperm quality, so they don't support that theory.

The researchers instead speculate that intelligence might be passed down as part of a larger package of good attributes. One gene can influence multiple traits, so the genes involved in smarts may somehow improve sperm quality - and perhaps other characteristics as well.

Keep reading: http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090109/sc_livescience/smartermenhavemoresperm;_ylt=AjqvWDkGj_THR7sjKdmA9ZUDW7oF

Comments

[sonoffestus]

When did they start interviewing sperm?

[Demi-Crat]

I have one comment..Total Bull-S**T. Really think about it and then picture people you know or famous people and then decide. No way!!!

[sonoffestus]

Does this mean I should save it?

[walk0nwalls]

Somehow I think there's a conflict of interest for all the nerds who conducted this study.

[pokemon]

Oh how to put this in a politically correct way...

[fuzzyhearts]

This study brought to you by smart people. In other news, short people have conducted a study showing that short people are, in fact, better lovers. More on this later.

[Hare]

Until next article that will contradict the results of this one. Personally I don't believe is so black and white for I know of many smart guys w/o smart or st u p id sperm they just have no baby producing sperm period, and I know of brainless guys that when they sneeze their sperm knows exactly where the next available empty w*mb is. In my book that is pretty smart sperm for a dumb guy

[Hare]

Until next article that will contradict the results of this one. Personally I don't believe is so black and white for I know of many smart guys w/o smart or stupid sperm they just have no baby producing sperm period, and I know of brainless guys that when they sneeze their sperm knows exactly where the next available empty womb is. In my book that is pretty smart sperm for a dumb guy

[Caliwoman]

Maybe healthy sperm leads to healthy body and immune system, better brain nutrition and health, better stress responses. My guess is it starts with physical advantage and magnifies itself over time. Married to a gorgeous geek, I was happy other people focused on the pocket protector and passed him up. I saw beyond the flood pants. So now I have a gorgeous trophy husband in a new wardrobe I helped him pick, and he's the most down to earth yet intelligent guy I've ever met. His sperm have been pretty successful too.

[Phoebe917]

chandler will be crushed.

[stunsitfel]

As aather of four....I four I either have smart sperm or my wife is part field rabbit.

[Phoebe917]

roflmao!!!

[naschkatze]

I have seen just the opposite report results on Alzheimer's and higher IQs, and my own opinion is that it strikes people of all types. Reports like this one are so Social Darwinian. We are all one species but they try to break us down into subspecies. When I studied sociology, it was thought that if two extremely intelligent people had children, the children were likely to be less intelligent than the parents. Just think of over breeding in dogs (and 700 breeds fit that category) and the results you get.

[dadw5boys]

Doctor told me not bump into any of her patients in the hallway after our 6th child.

[Oonagh]

If that is the case... how come we have many more stupid people than smart ones????????

[prostock69]

Because the smart men know how to when to say when.

[redsongia]

Well said.

[pokemon]

Yep.

[marignymitch]

KFed has great sperm. Any female coming with five feet of him gets pregnant. Which would seem to contradict the study.

[dadw5boys]

Being Smart and having Talent are 2 different things.

Mant smart people can't carry a tunre either. I know. LOL.