Why do smart kids grow up to be heavier drinkers?

Don’t worry, all that excessive drinking is just a sign of your intelligence. According to two long-term studies — oneAmerican, one British — there’s a correlation between smarts and a thirst for alcohol. The “more intelligent children in both studies grew up to drink alcohol more frequently and in greater quantities than less intelligent children,” says Liz Day atDiscover

Love this :)

Personally, I’m a fan of their second theory, that intelligent people drink more to make up for all the earlier boring years. Totally true.

  1. darkandtequila reblogged this from mattsevits
  2. harperdc answered: Why? We have more brain cells to kill off, duh.
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