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Someone I know had a breast reduction, she went do...

2011-01-30T17:35:05.882-05:00

Someone I know had a breast reduction, she went down many cup sizes, and became very thin after without dieting. It seemed that her visceral fat decreased when her breast size decreased. I know someone else, who put on weight and her breasts really grew in size, along with her waist, but her subcutaneous fat did not increase much. Again, there seemed to be a connection between the visceral fat and breasts. Interesting research.

@ Anonymous: Unfortunately, we did not have a meas...

2009-11-03T12:42:11.846-05:00

@ Anonymous: Unfortunately, we did not have a measure of cup size to go along with the breast volume measurement. Clearly more research here is needed, and quite honestly we are far from using this measure as a clinical indicator of health risk. For the time being stick to body mass index in unison with waist circumference to assess risk.

@Darya: Hehe - I heard that comment quite frequently at the conference:) Thanks for the encouraging words re the publication.

Feeling very vindicated right now ;) Seriously th...

2009-11-03T12:06:07.553-05:00

Feeling very vindicated right now ;)

Seriously though, this is awesome. Major props on the Obesity publication!!!

the body is beautiful...

2009-11-02T14:46:14.297-05:00

the body is beautiful...

Could you comment on what you mean by large. From ...

2009-11-02T11:01:25.199-05:00

Could you comment on what you mean by large.
From a practical point of view cup size would be useful to know. In a clinical setting we can't really quantify breast volume in any meaningful way.

@ GnomeX: Appreciate the positive feedback - thank...

2009-10-30T20:44:17.682-04:00

@ GnomeX: Appreciate the positive feedback - thanks very much!

Interesting research, thanks for sharing!

2009-10-30T19:47:47.422-04:00

Interesting research, thanks for sharing!

Also, I should mention that this photo was one of ...

2009-10-30T17:47:34.394-04:00

Also, I should mention that this photo was one of the "classier" photos of breasts I could find online. Surprisingly when you Google search images for "breasts" you get quite a bit of VERY inappropriate content:)

I apologize if any of our readers were offended by...

2009-10-30T17:45:41.774-04:00

I apologize if any of our readers were offended by the accompanying photo - obviously not our intention.

Before I used the photo, I asked my female co-workers their opinions and none of them thought it was inappropriate - particularly given the topic being discussed. Then again we all work in the area of obesity and body composition, so we might be a bit immune to viewing bodies and specific body parts - in fact we look at people's insides on MRI scans all day long:)

Was the giant picture of boobs -- depersonalized w...

2009-10-30T14:49:40.366-04:00

Was the giant picture of boobs -- depersonalized without a head or body -- really necessary?