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    Study finds women with big boobs suffer from colds for longer

    28 Jul 2020 3:19 PM | Posted by
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    You know what’s really bloody annoying? Having big boobs. As if dealing with debilitating back pain isn’t enough of a bummer, there’s the cleavage sweat and risk of knocking yourself out anytime you go for a run. (The joys!)

    But according to new research, there may be another major downside to being big-breasted: we suffer colds and respiratory conditions for twice as long as flat-chested folk.

    For the study - published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behaviour - 400 women provided info about their health over a three-year period. The data showed that those with F-cups came down with colds, coughs or flu for an average of 8.3 days, while women with AA-cups felt sick for 3.8 days in total.

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    "Breast size was positively related to respiratory infections,” the study’s authors confirmed.

    Weird as it sounds, it does make sense on a physiological level. Fat (specifically, the kind in our breasts) weakens the immune system, making it more difficult for us to fight off respiratory infections. This can be put down to leptin, a hormone found in fat cells, that “reduces the body’s ability to stave off illnesses in the first place.”

    Little wonder then, that a previous study found that women with large chests are 56 times more likely to finish a course of antibiotics.

    What's your go-to immune boosting trick?

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    45 Member Comments

    Petal 7 Sep 2020 11:54 PM

    I can't believe a study was conducted on this topic!

    Sally10 4 Aug 2020 8:56 PM

    I've never heard this before.

    sootyblack_14 4 Aug 2020 6:59 AM

    Interesting...

    Jodes71 3 Aug 2020 6:36 PM

    Glad for once that I have small boobs lol

    Bartsky 2 Aug 2020 11:30 PM

    wow they did a study on this. Would never have thought this!

    Bellefleur 2 Aug 2020 9:53 PM

    Bizarre facts 101, but it made me laugh. Then this would mean that anyone with extra body fat would suffer from longer colds.

    Shop A Everyday 1 Aug 2020 1:09 PM

    I haven't been sick for ages, I do take a special vitamin everyday to ward things off

    Angage 1 Aug 2020 8:48 AM

    Good information. Never heard this before.

    Susmat 31 Jul 2020 7:49 PM

    Very weird indeed

    IndieAna 31 Jul 2020 5:17 PM

    Interesting. I guess I am sick with a cold for the average amount of time with average sized boobs, lol

    Jodie730 31 Jul 2020 4:59 PM

    I’m a 10DD and I never get sick - touch wood!

    Ellyloves 31 Jul 2020 3:35 PM

    wow!

    onlyoni 31 Jul 2020 3:15 PM

    I hardly ever get a cold and if I do it doesn't linger very long. I think plenty of water and healthy eating helps in keeping colds away.

    AndreaJW 30 Jul 2020 6:18 PM

    I'm a DD and only have colds for 1 week

    Gilded 30 Jul 2020 1:54 PM

    I'm on the smaller side but my colds last ages. I practise good hygiene and wash my hands often to minimize chances of getting the cold.

    ubd2u 30 Jul 2020 10:07 AM

    Your question was What's your go-to immune boosting trick? Taking vitamin C regularly but as food, so oranges, berries etc. Cold showers are suppose to be great, but I am not really into that so at the end of the shower turn of the hot water first.

    Chrystalage 29 Jul 2020 10:53 PM

    Just the usuals, drink water, exercise, eat lots of fruit and veg, laugh, chill and try to get to bed early (I often fail on that one)

    cityglenda 29 Jul 2020 8:57 PM

    Mine a tiny but I get sick heaps especially upper respiratory infections. What sort of research was this?

    perthchick 29 Jul 2020 6:19 PM

    I should be fine.

    S-P 29 Jul 2020 5:49 PM

    I'm a C cup and very glad I'm not bigger. I tend to catch colds from my family members when they're sick, and my colds usually last 5 - 7 days.

    Hayley644 29 Jul 2020 5:25 PM

    D cup and I hardly ever get a cold.

    Chicklet 29 Jul 2020 4:28 PM

    I just don’t know what to say!!!

    Lawliet 29 Jul 2020 1:33 PM

    This is the strangest thing I've ever heard lol.
    All I can say is, I'm glad my breasts are an average size!

    Lisa359 29 Jul 2020 12:44 PM

    I think some of the theories made by other members are accurate. I'm a D cup and don't think it makes a difference for me. Lots of vitamin C is my go-to remedy for colds and flu.

    MaryJane 29 Jul 2020 12:39 PM

    yeah nah sorry not sure who or when this study was done but im a DD cup and rarely have a cold or respiratory infection, comes down to maintaining good health and wellness-

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