𧏠Another classic on nature versus nurture:
đ€ŻAstonishing amount of data in this study. Highly recommend you check it out, if you're interested in the subject (its open access)!
đ”đ»ââïžEffect sizes for the associations may have been relatively small, but still achieved statistical significance based on the humongous sample size.
đInterestingly, the twin data indicates that there might actually be something to the relationship between cardiovascular fitness and cognition, beyond a simple selection bias.
đ€But even if the true biological effect was small, wouldn't it be worth it to strive for it anyways? Based on all the other positive effects of cardiovascular fitness on health and mortality, you would kill two birds with one stone.
đđŒLet us know what kind of conclusions you draw from the data in the comments.
Reference
Maria A I Aberg. Cardiovascular fitness is associated with cognition in young adulthood. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2009 Dec 8;106(49):20906-11.
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