Women are 'better off without their bras'

For years women have been told of the wonders of good bra  - with benefits ranging from relieving back pain to reducing sagging. But according to a new French study, women could be better off without the underwear staple. A huge 15-year study found wearing a bra could actually be sending our busts southwards, and does little to ease back pain.  

Researchers claimed that bras are little more than a 'false necessity' and there is no benefit at all in 'denying breasts gravity'.The research was led by professor Jean-Denis Rouillon, from the University of Besançon in eastern France, a sports science expert.

Professor Rouillon said: 'Medically, physiologically, anatomically – breasts gain no benefit from being denied gravity. 'On the contrary, they get saggier with a bra'