Bras are useless, claims French scientist...
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:54 pmA scientist in France has declared that bras are useless.
Professor Jean-Denis Rouillon has been studying breasts of 330 women, aged 18 to 35, over the past 15 years, and came to the conclusion that the undergarment does more bad than good.
He said: "Medically, physiologically, anatomically, the breast does not benefit from being deprived of gravity. Instead, it languishes with a bra."
Rouillon found that women who did not wear bras had firmer and less saggy breasts, reports France Info*.
He added that he believes bras weaken the supporting muscles holding up breasts and those that go braless are no less likely to suffer back pain.
Rouillon stressed that his findings are only preliminary, and said he might need to carry out further research into the matter.
*Original source is in French so no point in me linking to it.