Bráless Is Best? Why Wearing Bras Is Bad For Women

A 15-year study has revealed that brás provide no benefit at all to the bréast but rather makes them sag and does little to alleviate back pain.

According to the study, women who wear brás have saggier bréasts than women who don’t.

The French study follows findings from British researchers that suggest brás might pose cancer risks.

Cardiff University Prof. Robert Mansel and Simon Cawthorn, from Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, asked 100 women to ban their brás for three months and then return to wearing one for another three months.

On average, the women were pain free more (about seven percent more) without a brá.

Professor Jean-Denis Rouillon, from the University of Besancon, who led the 15-year study into women’s bréasts said, “Medically, physiologically, anatomically, bréasts gain no benefit from being denied gravity. On the contrary, they get saggier with a brá”. 

The lengthy study involved 330 women aged 18-35, whose bréasts were measured at regular intervals with a slide rule and caliper.

The study found that women who went bráless had better muscle tone and higher lift than those who wore brás.

Those who didn't wear brás saw a nípple lift of about 7 mm a year towards the shoulder. Their bréasts also became firmer, and stretch marks faded.

The research is still preliminary, Rouillon said, adding that he doesn't advise all women to stop wearing brás, at least not yet. 

One of the women who participated said, “ I breathe more easily. I carry myself better and I have less back pain.”

The doctors say there might be a correlation between bréast pain and developing bréast cancer, although they didn’t connect brás and cancer directly.