Girls with big bréasts have a 68% higher chance of developing diabetes by middle age than their small-bréasted counterparts, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
The decade-long study to find link between big bréasts and diabetes development among nurses in the US shows that those with bigger bréasts at 20 are at 68% higher risk of developing the disease in later years.
Joel Ray, professor of medicine at the University of Toronto and a clinician-scientist at the local St Michael’s Hospital, said this was “the broad conclusion” of his research team on the basis on the study that was published on Tuesday.
“Our findings are based on data from the Nurses Health Study II project in 14 American states. In a nutshell, 92,102 nurses were studied for link between their brēast size and their chances of developing diabetes by the age of 35. The bigger their bréasts are at the age of 20, the bigger their chances of developing diabetes,” Ray said.
However, Ray was quick to add that the brēast size could be one of the factors, apart from smoking, family history, diet and ethnicity that trigger diabetes in women.
“Obesity remains a big factor. Obese women tend to have larger bréasts, thereby becoming more prone to diabetes,” he said.
The decade-long study to find link between big bréasts and diabetes development among nurses in the US shows that those with bigger bréasts at 20 are at 68% higher risk of developing the disease in later years.
Joel Ray, professor of medicine at the University of Toronto and a clinician-scientist at the local St Michael’s Hospital, said this was “the broad conclusion” of his research team on the basis on the study that was published on Tuesday.
“Our findings are based on data from the Nurses Health Study II project in 14 American states. In a nutshell, 92,102 nurses were studied for link between their brēast size and their chances of developing diabetes by the age of 35. The bigger their bréasts are at the age of 20, the bigger their chances of developing diabetes,” Ray said.
However, Ray was quick to add that the brēast size could be one of the factors, apart from smoking, family history, diet and ethnicity that trigger diabetes in women.
“Obesity remains a big factor. Obese women tend to have larger bréasts, thereby becoming more prone to diabetes,” he said.
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