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Stresses in childhood lead to increased bust size
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
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Childhood stress plays a decisive role in increasing bust size, scientists from the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) have stated. They have found that in recent years, there has been a decrease in the age at which girls' breasts begin to form.
According to experts, difficult family relationships and the stress they cause have a decisive influence on this process. Scientists have found that girls who grew up in single-parent families begin to reach puberty as early as 10 years of age. This is 5 years earlier than in the 19th century.
Obesity also affects the hormonal imbalance that causes breast growth. But stress caused by family problems plays a much more important role, scientists say. Factors such as obesity also affect the hormonal imbalance that causes breast growth. But stress caused by family problems plays a much more important role.
In recent years, there has been a trend towards increasing the size of women's busts. In 2011, lingerie manufacturers already announced the release of a bra with an L cup. Two years ago, lingerie with a KK cup appeared on the market. This became a clear demonstration of the trend of increasing women's busts.
Today, the average British woman's bust size is 34E, but back in the 1950s it was only a B.
Doctors disagree about the reasons for this phenomenon. Some believe that the increase in bust size is related to the widespread obesity pandemic, which results in fat being deposited all over the body, including on the chest.
Other experts emphasize that it is not the volume of fat that grows, but the tissue of the mammary glands, and claim that the reason is the hormone estrogen: that is why puberty in girls today begins much earlier. They give birth to fewer children and breastfeed them for a very short time.
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