Men’s favourite boob type REVEALED by scientists who analysed all shapes and sizes
Researchers quizzed hundreds of men to finally discover if chaps prefer large, round breasts or small, perky ones
SCIENTISTS claim to know exactly which breast type men prefer – and apparently it’s not about size.
Despite the common belief that men prefer a larger-chested lady, it appears it's not that simple.
Researchers found that men prefer shapely, perkier breasts to the larger kind.
But a fuller chest is still top of the pops, it has been revealed.
Scientists at Prague’s Charles University wanted to find out exactly what it is about the female form that is so appealing.
Larger breasts are linked to higher estrogen levels in women - and indicate higher fertility.
But the researchers wanted to figure out whether men were attracted to a larger chest for that reason and evolved to encourage "successful breeding".
And while reading this article might get you a little hot under the collar, the research paper's wording isn't so sexy.
"The morphology of human female breasts appears to be unique among primates due to their permanent fat deposits," the authors wrote in science journal .
Turns out that larger breasts that become less firm with time indicate less fertility later in life, unlike perkier breasts.
And so, the optimum breast must have a good combination of high fertility and fertility that will last over a long period, they reckoned.
So, in a case of having their cake and eating it, men are turned on by large breasts – but only if they are perky and shapely too.
To make sure they were certain, the researchers turned to 267 men from four different countries to prove their hypothesis.
Brave fellas from Brazil, Cameroon, the Czech Republic and Namibia all signed up, in the name of science.
They were shown two sets of images of varying chest sizes and firmness.
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The scientists found that “individual preferences for breast size were variable but the majority of raters preferred medium sized, followed by large sized breasts.
“In contrast, we found systematic directional preferences for firm breasts across all four samples.”
In a nutshell, size doesn’t matter, but shape does.
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