Good News For Guys: Boobs Are Growing
March 18, 2009 Posted in Body
While my own 36-B boobs don’t quite fit the trend, recent research suggests that women’s boobs are getting bigger.
A study out of New Zealand found that “Sales of D to J cup sizes have increased by 53 percent over the past three years, compared to a 2 percent increase in the sales figures of AA to C-cupped bras.”
Whoa mama. That’s a lot of breast in just three years!
Many stores in England have already started responding to the increase in size demand for larger cup sizes, some even stocking up to a K-cup!
Why the sudden increase? Many claim it has to do with diet and lifestyle; the increase in obesity worldwide would naturally mean an increase in breast size. Others argue that the hormones pumped into our food (specifically milk products) could also be to blame.
Whatever the reason, though, it seems that at the rate we are going, small breasts will soon be a thing of the past, much like bell bottoms, a booming US economy, and Full House.
Except for mine, of course. I’ve been waiting for these girls to grow since the 4th grade and they just won’t budge. I’ll just take comfort in knowing that Victoria’s Secret will never run out of my bra size again.
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Alyssa says:
Wed, 18th Mar 200910:47 am
This is only because women are getting fatter.
Holly says:
Wed, 18th Mar 200911:01 am
I think it has to do with women FINALLY learning how a bra should actually fit! When I went for a bra fitting I discovered that I was not a 34D, in fact I was a 30H. A proper bra should be snug (but not too tight) and never ride up in the back (the back-band should be the same height or lower that cups). The straps should not support more than 10% of the weight of your breasts; that means that if you slide the straps off your shoulders your breasts will stay up where they belong.
Everybody: do yourselves a favor and get fitted properly, it'll look like you lost 15 pounds!
Liz says:
Wed, 18th Mar 200911:03 am
This isn't due entirely to people simply being fatter. Yes, that does have something to do with it, but I went to buy a bra at a lingerie boutique (the only local places that carries my size) and they said they had an increase in D, DD, and even E in 30-38 band sizes, which ranges from very small to average.
Maybe this will make it easier for me to find 32D bras for cheaper/at more stores.
chelle says:
Wed, 18th Mar 200911:45 am
wow, this certainly doesn't apply to me, i'm a very small 32A, sometimes a 32AA. you have no room to complain about your 36B. its hell to find dresses and swimsuits that fall open when i lean over… eh but even with that said, i prefer my pretty much just nipples ahaha to ginormous tits, some ladies look good w them, i would look ridiculous.
i think that the increase has a lot to do with A LOT of women being obese, i have only known one women that was above a DD that wasn't over weight.the rest have ALL been over weight.
anywhoooo all breasts are lovely breasts
Emily says:
Wed, 18th Mar 200912:01 pm
None of my suitemates are overweight and all of them have at least a D cup. I on the other hand am stuck with my small B cup. Oh well.
S. says:
Wed, 18th Mar 200912:10 pm
Could it also be because more and more women are getting breast implants?
name says:
Wed, 18th Mar 20094:23 pm
how depressing sounding the article sounds all boobs rule
Jes says:
Thu, 19th Mar 20094:57 am
I agree, nowdays girls are getting breast implants as graduation gifts for god's sake….
Pathetic.
Laura says:
Thu, 19th Mar 20099:04 am
Wow… I really don't consider 36 B to be small breasts… but ok..
I'm surprised there haven't been more people bringing up the obvious- the rate of plastic surgery has increased dramatically in the past three years. The average breast size is going up because people are going out and surgically enhancing themselves.
lizzy says:
Fri, 20th Mar 20093:20 pm
A standard size 12 in 1950 had the same measurements as that of a size 8 today. The U.S. retail industry recognized that women react positively to smaller sizes, and they universally "adjusted" the way women's clothing was sized. Why wouldn't the same retail industry also notice that (most) women want bigger breasts? Perhaps today's D cup is yesterday's C cup.
ccmm says:
Sat, 21st Mar 20093:26 am
Obesity has nothing to do with the size around. Your rib cage can be small and you can still be obese. I also do not agree with that hormone crap. As someone who has grown up with dairy cows, I can tell you that anything they put into cows is not harmful to humans. The cows produce it naturally and most farmers don't do it.
I feel that its down to obesity and an increase in plastic surgery. Also genetics over the years.
Pasquale says:
Mon, 23rd Mar 20097:39 pm
Ok, I am a guy. Please stop with the "big breasts are better" thing already. Do you have a great smile? Pretty eyes? Are you fun to be around? Will you dance as if no one is looking? (that is, you are confident in yourself)
Then forget having a huge bust. LOTS of guys just want a girl who is happy and serene, healthy and cheerful. Count me in for less is more if you have personality. If you don't have brains and personality go see the silicone man and have at it.
Jane says:
Sat, 9th May 200910:41 am
Actually I think it has more to do with hormones than obesity.
I'm 17 and I wear a 34 DD. I'm not even done growing either. My back hurts man.
a girl says:
Fri, 22nd Jan 20105:42 pm
I actually did this thing, listening to this ringtone that's supposed to be breast-enhancing, 20x a day for 10 days. I don't know why, I had 38B breasts (I'm 17), but I wasn't content. They grew a whole inch and now they're a C-cup. I don't know why I felt so insecure about them, maybe because lots of girls around me truly do have large breasts. It's hard to compete.