It’s a lovely day in Qingyuan, in China’s Guangdong province. The birds are singing in the trees; in the distance, the Bei river flows gently on; and along the streets echoes the unmistakable sound of an ox pulling a cart with two gigantic fake breasts on it.

The vast, ball-shaped breasts were made by Chinese artist Shu Yong, and shown during a local arts show in Qingyuan.

The sculpture was previously featured in an exhibit in Beijing that aimed to increase appreciation for natural curves in a country where plastic surgery is booming.

[via china.coolerthanthou]

Bra company Eveden Australia launched a K cup into the market last year. The company’s fitting specialist, Victoria Jubb, said obesity contributed significantly to the expanding chest sizes but the number of small-figured women with large breasts was on the increase.
"We’re noticing a lot more girls with small backs and bigger bust sizes being fitted," she said.
Eveden’s top-selling size is a 10G.

As women’s chests have grown, the number of breast reductions have doubled in the past decade, said cosmetic surgeon Mark Goyen.
"There’s definitely been an increase," said Dr Goyen, who runs Sydney surgery the Alia Clinic. "I was doing about 10 to 15 female breast reductions a year, now I’m doing 20 to 30.
"There’s no question that because the population is bigger their breasts are bigger as well, because it’s all fatty tissue.
"As women get older the amount of fatty tissue increases, and also the proportion of fat increases."
Sydney cardiologist Ross Walker said artificial oestrogens found in foods, plastics and cosmetics had also contributed to the growth spurt. Oestrogen in contraceptive pills also spurred the growth of breast tissue, Family Planning NSW research director Edith Weisberg said. "I think the higher-dose pills could, because the oestrogen causes development of the breast tissue," she said.
Larger, more cumbersome breasts often discouraged women from exercising, said body-image expert Jenny O’Dea, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Education and Social Work.
Dr O’Dea said that makes it even harder to lose the weight and can lead to further increases in breast size.
"One thing I find in my body-image research is that girls and women with large breasts tend to avoid sport and physical activity because it becomes a bit bothersome," she said. "They stopped exercising when they developed large breasts, whereas we want big women to do the complete opposite and be as physically active as they can."

[via news.com.au]