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That's what one Chicago food writer claims, after eating burgers for 65 days straight for Chicago Magazine. "The onslaught of red meat did what drugs and alcohol and fatherhood could not: It made me stupid," Jeff Ruby writes in a humorous piece entitled "Burgers Made Me Dumb."
Ruby chalks up the bouts of stupidity with "a mild case of cognitive dysfunction syndrome. CDS (aka brain fog)."
But can a burger really lower your IQ?
Studies have found that too much red meat could lead to blindness, lower sperm count and boost your risk of cancer.
But smarts? Well, Meat & Livestock Australia launched a controversial campaign last year with actor Sam Neill, who says red meat consumption actually made our brains grow.
As for Ruby, he says his brain fog is finally clearing. "These days, I celebrate small victories, like the fact that I can once again carry my kid in from the car without getting winded," he writes. "Trouble is, I keep taking him to the wrong apartment."
What do you think? Can burger consumption make you stupid? Let us know in the comments below!
[Via Chicago Magazine]
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