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We are dissatisfied with our breasts and that has consequences for our health

We are dissatisfied with our breasts and that has consequences for our health

As many as two thirds of women are dissatisfied with her breasts. Not only can you feel very insecure about this, it also has consequences for your physical health

Breasts come in all shapes and sizes. No bosom is the same. Yet many women are not happy with the size of their bosom. This is according to research at the British Anglia Ruskin University. 18,000 women from forty countries were surveyed for this.

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Research

About 29 percent are satisfied with their breasts. 48 percent would have preferred a larger front and 23 percent would have preferred a smaller cup size.

Consequences for health

According to lead researcher, Professor Voren Swami, that dissatisfaction with the breasts could have consequences for your health. Mentally you can have a negative self-image, but if women are less satisfied with their breasts, they are less likely to check their breasts for irregularities. Checking your breasts regularly makes it easier to see if there are any changes that you can get checked out by a specialist.

Older women

It is striking that the older you get, the less important the size of your breasts is. According to Swami, the elderly experience less pressure for the ideal of beauty of the perfect breasts. “They also see the functional and not just the ethical side of their breasts through motherhood and breastfeeding.”

Source:HLN.be