Chinese Scientists Are Against Shapewear

Who’d have thought that lingerie would have caught the attention of the Chinese scientific community?

Apparently, the Beijing Sci-Tech Report has listed body-shaping lingerie as one of the top scientific frauds of 2009. Their specific bone of contention is that some shapewear items claim that you can lose weight without exercise.

Having worn some of these same garments myself, I can vouch for the fact that I definitely appear smaller! However, I don’t think a single shapewear garment has ever actually promised that I’d lose weight from wearing it.

The Chinese scientists object because the garment ensures long term disappointment, because it only tightens the skin without eliminating the fat. I suspect consumers already know that: however, the appearance of a firmer, trimmer figure is definitely worth it, especially for that special night out!

The scientists go on to say that body-shaping lingerie can damage muscles and even lead to gynecological ailments. I have to suspect they were looking at girdles and corsets when they made that pronouncement.
I’ve never heard of a gynecological problem from a pair of Spanx.

Somehow, I do not think that this opinion piece is going to drive a single customer away from shapewear.

Source: English.Eastday.com