There’s a story out of Canada that has me cringing — not for myself, but for the women of the world whom I admire: those with big breasts. The scary thing though, is that women who wear a D cup were three times more likely than women who wear a B or C cup, of actually developing diabetes in later life.
A report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says a Canadian study shows younger women with big breasts run a 68 percent greater chance of acquiring diabetes by middle age than their smaller-breasted peers.
Concerned the study’s findings could cause some women to seek breast reductions, the researchers were quick to note that their conclusion is broad and preliminary. In fact, to help put things into perspective, the researchers went on to say there are likely several other factors — aside from breast size — that they must further study before definitively linking breast size to increased vulnerability to diabetes. That could offer a small sigh of relief, at least for now.
The researchers tracked 92,102 mostly white nurses from 14 states in the U.S. states for a 10-year period to determine if their breast size would increase their chances for developing diabetes by age 35.
While the researchers reached preliminary conclusions that large breasts were a common factor in the higher incidence of diabetes, they say weight, family history, smoking, diet, and ethnicity probably also play large roles.
The researchers looked at breast size as a factor because breast tissue tends to be insulin-resistant. Larger breasts create more insulin resistance in women’s bodies, thereby increasing their chances of acquiring diabetes.
The researchers also note that while big breasts can be a genetic endowment, many women acquire them if they become obese — and obesity is often cited as a major factor in developing diabetes. On the other hand, there are many women who, prior to becoming overweight or obese, have small breasts, and even after gaining weight, complain "everything got bigger except my boobs."
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