Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Boobs, They're Like Candy, Sort Of



It might be seen as a vindication for small-breasted women everywhere.

After suffering through decades of bra-cup envy, those with diminutive décolletages in their late teens and early 20s may enjoy a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life than their fuller-chested counterparts—or at least, that's what a new study suggests. …

Results showed that, compared with women who recalled having an A cup or smaller at the age of 20, women who recalled having a D cup or larger had about three times higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

But many doctors caution that the conclusions of this new research may have more to do with obesity — and therefore bigger breasts — than they do with breast size alone.

I'd like to see the research methodology and results, to see if the study's conclusions are valid, its methods reliable, but I can't. The story doesn't provide that information. So instead of de-bunking their conclusions, let me just say, ladies, diabetes treatment has come a long way since our big-breasted mothers were kids…

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