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40 per cent of Australian women wear a bra with a cup size DD or bigger
The Sunday Telegraph ^
| April 05, 2009
| Elle Halliwell
Posted on 04/05/2009 4:10:21 PM PDT by llevrok
THE bra market is expanding, literally. Up to 40 per cent of Australian women now buy bras with a cup size of DD or higher, new figures from lingerie suppliers show.
In the 1950s, the most common bra-cup size was a B - three sizes less than a DD.
Modern breasts are getting so large that some bra companies have introduced cup sizes as high as K, The Sunday Telegraph reports.
Experts blame the cleavage boost on obesity, contraceptive pills and artificial hormones.
Many lingerie labels such as Berlei and Triumph are now offering G cups while Fayreform, Freya and Le Mystere are producing select styles up to a size J.
"We're noticing a lot more girls with small backs and bigger bust sizes being fitted," she said.
Eveden's top-selling size is a 10G.
As women's chests have grown, the number of breast reductions have doubled in the past decade, said cosmetic surgeon Mark Goyen.
"There's no question that because the population is bigger their breasts are bigger as well, because it's all fatty tissue.
"As women get older the amount of fatty tissue increases, and also the proportion of fat increases."
Sydney cardiologist Ross Walker said artificial oestrogens found in foods, plastics and cosmetics had also contributed to the growth spurt.
Larger, more cumbersome breasts often discouraged women from exercising, said body-image expert Jenny O'Dea, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney's Faculty of Education and Social Work.
"One thing I find in my body-image research is that girls and women with large breasts tend to avoid sport and physical activity because it becomes a bit bothersome," she said.
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To: oblomov
I honestly wonder if this isn’t “size marking inflation.” In the same way that size numbers have been dropping for years (size zero? Isn’t that impossible in non-Euclidean measurement?) so that a size 5 today was a 10 a few years ago, maybe they have been “inflating” (pun as desired) bra sizes for the same reason?
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:19:00 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks.)
To: Revolting cat!
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:20:13 PM PDT
by
Focault's Pendulum
(I want to see Totus's birth certificate...or at least date of manufacture.)
To: llevrok
% Tie me kangaroos down, sport ... tie me kangaroos down %
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:20:27 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
('R(o)(o)s)
To: freedumb2003
I dunno, I gotta get abreast of the situation.
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:20:59 PM PDT
by
ichabod1
(I am rolling over in my grave and I am not even dead yet (GOP Poet))
To: llevrok
You guys are just boobs.
; )
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:22:02 PM PDT
by
Shyla
To: Focault's Pendulum
Yikes! I think I knew that girl in high school, Two Ton Tina with the Ten Ton T_ts!
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:22:11 PM PDT
by
Batman11
("Big ears isn't my President!")
To: llevrok
To: llevrok
For all you small breasted gals be aware that there are still plenty of men who appreciate you—or at least this one at any rate! Feel free to send pictures.
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:23:04 PM PDT
by
OpeEdMunkey
(We seem to have reached a critical mass of stupid people.)
To: freedumb2003
Might be...but it’s my understanding that Australia has an even greater obesity problem than the US.
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:23:29 PM PDT
by
oblomov
(Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods. - Mencken)
To: Batman11
Better not jump rope with those things honey, you’ll give yourself a black eye.
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:24:29 PM PDT
by
ichabod1
(I am rolling over in my grave and I am not even dead yet (GOP Poet))
To: llevrok
That’s it.
I’m moving to Australia!
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:25:37 PM PDT
by
Red6
To: nascarnation
Oh man. I can put out my own eyes but that will never erase the image from my mind.
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:25:51 PM PDT
by
OpeEdMunkey
(We seem to have reached a critical mass of stupid people.)
To: llevrok
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:26:32 PM PDT
by
alicewonders
(Sarah Palin is the face of America's future.)
To: llevrok
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:26:46 PM PDT
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
To: llevrok; 50mm
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:26:49 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: misterrob
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:27:02 PM PDT
by
Canedawg
(Conservatism is the antidote to tyranny- M. Levin)
To: llevrok
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:27:33 PM PDT
by
painter
(No wonder democrats don't mind taxes.THEY DON'T PAY THEM !)
To: 50mm; indylindy; calcowgirl
"One thing I find in my body-image research is that girls and women with large breasts tend to avoid sport and physical activity because it becomes a bit bothersome," she said.Explains a lot about a certain McPiggy.
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:27:46 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: llevrok
"One thing I find in my body-image research is that girls and women with large breasts tend to avoid sport and physical activity because it becomes a bit bothersome," she said. Having to scoop out a hollow in the ground for your boobies before you can do push ups can be a bit of a bother.
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:27:46 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(When you're spinning round, things come undone. Welcome to Earth 3rd rock from the Sun!)
To: ichabod1
LARGE cup holders....
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posted on
04/05/2009 4:28:13 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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