The story is a wonderful example of how health myths come about Picture this - it's 2013. A distinguished French sports scientist is talking live on radio about his researchpic.twitter.com/J0JAmwvjut
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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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But... it’s about boobs
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