Bigger…..
I have just read that Debenhams are now offering a KK cup to their customers.
I was also amazed to read that the average bra size has increased over the past ten years from a 34B to a 36D. This must be mainly due to the increasing average weight of women (I think the average dress size is now a 16). After all, breasts are meant to be mainly fat and if you put on weight, then your breasts will also be “fatter”.
As far as breast cancer risk is concerned, weight becomes an issue for post-menopausal women - younger women with breast cancer tend to be on the lean side. I have never heard the medical reason why this might be. My opinion is that slim women have less fat to store synthetic hormones which are found in so many of our everyday products and maybe any hormone disrupting effects have a faster impact in their bodies. It is my understanding that the body can eliminate natural oestrogen if it is not needed but that it is not as easy with chemicals which act synthetically like oestrogen. Synthetic chemicals tend to be stored in body fat.
On a practical level, the larger your breasts, then the harder it is to check them thoroughly. I have a nutritionist friend who a client who lost about three stone in weight. Later on she found a cancerous lump in her breast which was in the early stages and was treated immediately. She said herself that if she had been bigger, she would have been unlikely to discover the lump so early.
So when it comes to breasts, I believe that bigger is not better. I am sure most men would disagree! And probably also a large proportion of young women out there who seem keen on cosmetic surgery - but that’s a whole different topic (which I have actually covered in a previous blog!).
Nikki Mattei
Healthy Breasts For Every Woman