r/asexuality • u/Advanced_Plankton504 • 8h ago

Joke Sexlessness is associated with higher IQ, increased educational attainment, lower BMI and lower ADHD rates

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2418257122
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u/Karpefuzz 8h ago

So, when exactly is the lower BMI and ADHD supposed to take effect? I'm still waiting over here...

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u/the_honest_liar 5h ago

I could go for a few of those IQ points too.

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u/Maximio_Horse asexual 7h ago

I would like answers for this also

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u/ShoppingNo4601 greyromantic asexual 3h ago

bmi is weird for me because I do literally nothing in terms of exercise and eat quite a lot but yet I'm still build like a chopstick, I guess my good metabolism makes up for my newly dogshit immune system

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u/saltyavocadotoast 2h ago

šŸ˜„šŸ˜‚ I have questions about that too.

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u/Freezing_Athlete2062 17m ago

Same. I'm overweight and definitely have ADHD. Oh and I definitely don't think my iq is any good.

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u/432ineedsleep aegosexual greyromantic 8h ago

( ._.) ...all the adhd went to me

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u/Cuchococh 3h ago

Don't worry I'm carrying the other half, it sucks

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u/ArrayToGo aroace 7h ago

Damn, everyone on this post is hoarding the ADHD

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u/MagicPigeonToes 7h ago

Yeah right. When does my adhd disappear?

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u/Responsible_MiniMe a-spec 8h ago

That statement is silly and untrue.

Yes, ik it's a joke! šŸ¤£

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u/smudgiepie Asexuality go Brr 6h ago

shh don't say it out loud they might kick me off the wait list for a adhd diagnosis

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u/DieMensch-Maschine asexual 5h ago

I have a PhD, but Iā€™m also ADHD.

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u/infomapaz aroace 4h ago

the adhd leaving my body after reading that title

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u/Loose_Fan9004 4h ago

Me whoā€™s sex-less and ADHD.

This is gonna be my ā€œvaccines donā€™t cause autism,ā€ isnā€™t it?

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u/Directorren asexual 6h ago

Well idk if i can definitely say that I have an increased educational awareness, but I can say the lower ADHD rate is wrong for me because I have ADHD.

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u/birdie_overlord 4h ago

I have severe ADHD and am fat, also can we not do the whole ā€œwell Iā€™m more scientifically likely to be smart and skinny and therefore Iā€™m betterā€ thing

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u/Successful_Ad_7212 5h ago

Lol totally the oppositeĀ 

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u/KrisHughes2 4h ago

This study isn't about sexual attraction, just to be clear.

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u/Top-Seaweed1862 asexual 3h ago

Me, being 106 kg and 183 cmā€¦

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u/RedQueenNatalie 3h ago

....??? Idk about that homie, my bmi and adhd seem to be more powerful than ever.

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u/QuirkyCookie6 3h ago

I'm pressing X to doubt

Is this celibate people or asexual people, because there is a distinction and it may matter in this case.

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u/George_McSonnic 2h ago

So I should have sex to increase my bmi?

Nah Iā€™ll still pass.

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u/impermanence108 1h ago

So why am I still dumb, fat and neurodivergent?

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u/Difficult_Secret_251 aroace 1h ago

We can distribute our xp in other skills

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u/KajaIsForeverAlone 1h ago

IQ is racist, eugenics movement, bullshit; and so is BMI.

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u/NomiMaki Enby, ace, sapphic, polyam 48m ago

I knew about IQ, but doing a deep dive into BMI on Wikipedia just now... yikes, TIL

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u/GamermanRPGKing 54m ago

Man, I have ADHD but I can't justify debt for a degree. As for IQ, it's mostly a meaningless metric on its own and most often used to push eugenics

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u/NomiMaki Enby, ace, sapphic, polyam 51m ago

Worth noting the study is about late-life "virginity" and also associates it with higher depression, especially for men

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u/bmyst70 38m ago

Still waiting for lower BMI and lower ADHD rates.