seen studies like this before.
technically not baseless, as long as something is arousing.
breasts just happen to be accepted as an automatic stimulant.
the study can also be repeated with butts, or what have you so long as among the cohort that gets to ogle them they are all accepted to be excited by it, then its fine. It just acts in accordance to a daily increase of heart rate due to arousal. Likewise, analogous studies to this have been done with minute physical exercise and other forms of stimulants that have lead to the same conclusion.
dont get all the "fail science" stuff flying around =\

RedThor

116 Posts

March 06 2011 21:05 GMT

#27

On March 07 2011 05:42 G3CKO wrote:
Source: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/offbeat/study-staring-at-breasts-increases-heart-health-20110304

Thank you for quoting the source.

Since FOX has no credibility we can safely ignore this post, saving everyone a lot of time.

Chef

10810 Posts

March 06 2011 21:06 GMT

#28

What kind of idiot would participate in a study that told him not to look at breasts for five years?

I mean hypothetically, since this is obviously not real

lololol

5198 Posts

March 06 2011 21:08 GMT

#29

If it involves payment, then everyone would agree.
It's not like the scientists would follow them around all day long every day for 5 years... or would they

Char711

United States862 Posts

March 06 2011 21:09 GMT

#30

Technically this can be validated. Why? Happiness. I didn't read the particulars for this experiment, but I've found that all of these ones don't account for the simple factor of general happiness. Just like laughter really is good for you, being generally happy makes you healthier. If half of a group is trying to actively stop ogling and the other is free to do it and even encouraged, who do you think is naturally happier? Any type of restraint on your part is just that little bit more stress or whatever.

So, to conclude: probably true but the title and general conclusion is disingenuous. Mis-attribution of cause.

Kinky

United States4126 Posts

March 06 2011 21:11 GMT

#31

Thanks for improving my life in more ways than one, science

buickskylark

Canada664 Posts

March 06 2011 21:12 GMT

#32

does it matter if they're real breasts or in a pornography? Cause if the answer is no than I have the healthiest heart on earth.

dudeman001

United States2412 Posts

March 06 2011 21:16 GMT

#33

I love the video that accompanies the article.

0mgVitaminE

United States1278 Posts

March 06 2011 21:16 GMT

#34

Who agreed to "refrain from staring" for 5 years?
Torture, my friends

A3iL3r0n

United States2196 Posts

March 06 2011 21:19 GMT

#35

On March 07 2011 05:53 Latham wrote:
so the meme "tits or gtfo" can now be used as a medical excuse for sexual harassment?

Indeed. Well played, sir.

MadCow911

Canada31 Posts

March 06 2011 21:25 GMT

#36

That why im so healty ! Now I understand

FenneK

France1231 Posts

March 06 2011 21:29 GMT

#37

There is a God.

Keitzer

United States2509 Posts

March 06 2011 21:30 GMT

#38

so does this mean that the more "liberal" we are with our clothing, our hearts will enable us to live longer?

just another factor in increasing avg. life i guess...

Molybdenum

United States358 Posts

March 06 2011 22:30 GMT

#39

Fuck yeah, science! True or not, I believe it...

On March 07 2011 05:53 DarkGeneral wrote:
And how exactly did they reliably make SURE that TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY MEN did NOT stare at breasts for FIVE years?

I am not refuting their claim, I am simply throwing their test in the garbage bin.

Maybe the control group was gay? Seems like the only possibility.

1Eris1

United States5797 Posts

March 06 2011 22:32 GMT

#40

I can't wait till someone gets charged with manslaughter or something because they didn't let a man look at their tits and he died of some sickness because of this study.

On a more serious note. The study is complete crap because there is no way of knowing if the men did or did not look at women's breasts.