Scientists work to answer a question of life: Why do men love women’s breasts? For years, researchers have been discussing whether men’s obsession with chest is innate or simply the result of cultural adaptation in the West.

Researchers wanted to learn: Would men who grew up surrounded by naked women be less interested in breasts? Or was the attraction innate? To answer these questions, a group from the University of Vrootslav studied the race Dani of Western New Guinea, in Indonesia.

Until about 20 years ago, it was the rule for Dani women to be naked, but as the western influence spread, most began to cover their breasts. Thus, the study was attended by 40 elderly men, who became adult when Topless was the rule, and 40 younger men who grew up in McINEan breasts where women were covered. The result? There was absolutely no difference.

“The two groups did not differ about how often they touch their partner’s breasts during sexual intercourse, or how sexually stimulated they feel when they see naked female breasts.”concluded the study, published in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour.

The study, despite investigating only one race and was based on elderly men’s memories, lead researcher Michal Stefanczyk, said it seems reasonable to assume that this was not a cultural imposition.

The Dani race

Stefanczyk told to ‘Times’: “What we can say is that the breasts are sexy – of course. Men like breasts. “

However, he wanted to point out that this does not mean that the chest is “A and O” for men. In fact, many of Dani’s men said the chest is not an important factor in choosing a life partner.

Steve Stewart-Williams, a professor of psychology at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia, said: “I have often heard people argue that men’s love for breasts is just a invention of western culture and that there are cultures out there, where the chest is not a big deal for men.

It always seemed to me unlikely. Could Western culture have accidentally created a male obsession with the elbows or nostrils of women? I find the new study convincing. And it also seems to me as a victory of common sense over an eccentric academic theory. “