O dd things are happening in women's bras. In recent years, the average British bra size has jumped from 34B to 36D, which means that while women's backs have grown one size, breasts have jumped up two. Many department stores have increased the range of cup sizes on offer to meet the ballooning demand. Last week, Debenhams started stocking KK bras, which were previously only available in specialist stores.

Scientists have measured the assets of nearly , women born in different countries aged between 28 and 30 — excluding those who had had surgery, were pregnant, breastfeeding, or had been pregnant in the past year. The authors of an independent review of these studies, published in The Journal of Female Health Sciences , then collated this data and compared the countries, from the bustiest to the most flat chested. Amazingly, a quarter of Caucasian American ladies had breasts weighing 5. American Caucasians had an average breast size bigger than a European F, although researchers admitted that weight played a part in this, and Americans overall topped the scale. Canadian women were found to be the second most well-endowed, averaging an E, while ladies in Ireland came in third, Poland fourth, the UK fifth, the Netherlands sixth, and Iceland seventh.

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Staring at busty women can lengthen your life, scientists have proved. A German study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, concludes that staring at women's breasts for a few minutes daily is better for your health than going to the gym. The research team, led by Dr Weatherby, spent five years monitoring the effects of this unique discovery. The men who were told to stare at bosoms daily had lower blood pressure and slower resting pulse rates and also decreased their risk of coronary artery disease.