Braless is Best? Study Says Bras Make Breasts Saggier

shine.yahoo.com ^ | Thur April 11, 2013 | Sarah B. Weir

[posterchild]

Marilyn Monroe slept in a bra to keep her assets firm and perky, according to Hollywood lore. A new study out of France suggests it might have been more effective for the screen goddess to go "au naturel" instead.

Researchers spent 15 years studying the breasts of over 330 French women, and concluded that wearing a bra does not prevent sagging or ease back pain as commonly thought. "Medically, physiologically, anatomically—breasts gain no benefit from being denied gravity, Professor Jean-Denis Rouillon, from the University of Besançon, told France Info Radio. "On the contrary, they get saggier with a bra."

[Revolting cat!]

[The Cajun]

One more sneeze could have possibly taken out the top straps too.............Just scientifically thinking about the tremendous forces at work.

[corkoman]

My goodness - you are so incorrect on so many of those lymphatic “facts” i dont know where to begin.

[varon]

Bras just keep you from smacking yourself in the face.

and make sure they and the rest of your body go around a corner at the same time when making a sharp turn...........or 'left face' & 'right face' in close order drills.................

[InterceptPoint]

The engineer in me just has to take a crack at this one.

It would seem that artificially supporting the female breast would just naturally weaken and/or reduce the development of the muscles that would otherwise perform the support function.

No muscles = More sag.

What we need is a long range multiyear study where the volunteers exclusively wear a “singlet” bra - support on one side, natural on the other. Surely Obama has the funding for such a needed study.

[FatherofFive]

My goodness - you are so incorrect on so many of those lymphatic “facts” i dont know where to begin.

just try a few. Try one

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Surely Obama has the funding for such a needed study...

I’m sure the Boob could fund a boob study...

[jdsteel]

Now back to breasts. A woman's breast has no muscles, so it really requires a manual massage to keep the lymph fluids flowing. Bras, especially wire bras, cut off the natural lymphatic fluid flow.

I offer my wife this valuable service daily. She does not always appreciate my selflessness.

[dfwgator]

[Average Al]

"Just check those old National Geographics with the older African native women who have gone au naturel all of their lives."

Yes, those old "Natives Gone wild Pics" were pretty racy in their day. No self respecting teenage boy ever through a good issue away.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

A boob study...

[Political Junkie Too]

Waiting for the Barbra Streisand photo.

-PJ

[Triple]

Painstaking process, but we did it...for the advancement of science.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Did someone say Boobies?...

[Teacher317]

[driftdiver]

I had hopes for this thread but I think its doomed.

[ßuddaßudd]

why yes, i l b ts

[Teacher317]

[Amberdawn]

Great. Now all we’ll hear is stupid ‘go braless’ jokes. I read a study some years ago that bras interfere with the lymphatic system, but given the BS nature of so much medical research....

[Teacher317]

This is a quick lesson in physics for all engineers and should be passed on to others like them who wonder about these sort of things.

For non- Engineers:

This is Sinusoidal Motion

But Trained Engineers Know This As Harmonic Motion

However To My Trained Engineering Eye This is Classic Sinusoidal & Harmonic Motion