British women with large breasts

I reported earlier how the breast size has been going up in England. The Daily Mail has some more statistics. The average bra size has grown from a 34B to 36C and according to the department store Marks & Spencer, a quarter of all their bras sold are a D cup or above. They now also carry cup sizes to J, a relatively recent phenomenon. Bravissimo, which specializes in lingerie for large breasted women, now sells K cup bras. It seems that there is now even a celebration called Breast Pride Week.

While millions of women with small breasts suffer each day and would do anything to be in this situation, scientists still do not know the reasons. Some of the change is, of course, due to rising popularity of breast augmentation surgery, but it is also known that women are becoming obese, hence, adding fat in all parts of the body. Many women who are on hormone therapy also report change in their breast size. Another related factor is higher consumption of alcohol (extra calories consumed without realizing).

Fat Quyeen Latifah

Queen Latifah is a very talented women excelling in so many ways despite her weight. Yes, while she did have surgery to reduce her large chest, she has made no obvious efforts to lose weight through anything radical like liposuction or gastric bypass. On the contrary, in an interview to People, she says that she is proud of being a curvaceous woman. "(In Hollywood) we've definitely gotten better with body type," she says. "It used to be just me! Now with Jennifer Hudson's success and America Ferrera, I got some successors to take the reins on this whole bodylicious thing." She even organized a modeling contest for plus size women.

"I think I'm normal (she weighs 200 lbs) compared to the statistics," she says. "This is a big country nowadays." She is absolutely right. America is suffering from an obesity crisis. Even Tyra Banks has no problem being fat.

While Latifah had breast reduction surgery because of back pain, she now regrets that she reduced her cup size too much. Before her surgery, she says she was "an E or an F cup. I was pretty big. Now I am like a DD. I wanted to be a triple. They took one D too many! So that was hard to deal with. ... I missed my old look." No wonder Kate Beckinsale wants breasts like Queen Latifah.

I am not a flat chested woman

A letter from one of our readers:

"The word "flat" to describe a woman's chest is absurd. It like calling a handicapped person a "cripple", a short person a "midget" and a black person a "n*****." Do you openly use the word "hippo ass" to describe a large person's buttocks, or "cottage cheese thighs" to describe unsightly cellulite?

This term "flat chested" is derogatory (are you comparing them to a floor?) and you convey to women that they have to deal with that description, which is insulting. Try petite, small, or something more attractive that retains some femininity. I'd rather be called fake than flat. This is one thing that drives women to breast implants. It's not a joke, it's not to be laughed at or self deprecating. It's not funny in any way, but "flat chested" is a joke. It's limiting and until the world changes their wording (and preference) here, it will never change no matter how a women feels about herself, she will still be limited and continuing to use the word "flat" doesn't help.

Perhaps you can help by eliminating the word "flat" when describing small breasted women. Get the word out of there - it's rude. It isn't within them soley, it's the world's preference, and face it, if the world had a choice physically, it wouldn't be "flat" as you so eloquently put it.

By the way, your website photos are of small breasted women and are not those that are completely without the lovely, feminine terms - "flat as a board" and "flat as a pancake" have got to go. Women are supposed to laugh at and not let bother them? With your website, the burden is still on the innocent woman, not everyone else, where the real perception lies and image preference resides. Why don't you help the cause instead of supporting old age terminology and make a real difference?"

Growing breasts after 21

For almost all women, their breasts are fully developed by the time they are 21 or so, and that is why Marianne is troubled. "Is there any exercise that I can do or any dietary changes that will help me get bigger breasts?" she asks.

As you might have already read on our website, apart from breast implants (and to a small extent, Brava), there is currently no solution to flat breasts. Of course, good diet and exercise are important and will give you a firm and fit body, but there is no guarantee that your breasts will grow if you try to put on some weight. If you are very slim and gain a few pounds, your breasts will probably become fuller, but again there is no guarantee that if you eat more, the fat will go to the breasts. It might as well end up on your tummy or thighs - not something many women like.

I would say that you should think positively about your body, keep a cheerful attitude, dress fashionable and stylish, and just take your life easy. Breast size is only one of the many things that make you a person.