This is still one of my personal faves of blogs that I've written - the story of a health myth based on unpublished research that is still being repeated today https://medium.com/athena-talks/bras-arent-bad-for-your-boobs-3dba3143e591 …
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And if you go on the hyperlink-trail of references in media articles about this research, you basically end up back at France Info who don't reference any research at all
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Which means that this amazing story - bras cause boob sagginess - that is repeated even today by major media publications, and believed by quite a large number of people, is based on...nothing (or at least the scientific equivalent of nothing)
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The reality is that there's no evidence that bras cause breast sagging, but somehow articles are still being published arguing that they do
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It's a wonderful insight into how easy it is to start a health myth, and the amazing longevity that such myths have in our collective consciousness
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