Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
(2) why wouldn't women's bodies also retain fat around their breasts, to protect their born children?
Well, for one...fat doesn't make milk, otherwise women with A cups wouldn't be able to breastfeed.

I've always gained and lost weight pretty evenly all over my body. I have a couple of stubborn spots. And my boobs are the first place I gain and the last I lose--which isn't a great thing, given that I'm a D cup AFTER breast reduction surgery.

I would wager that our fat gain/loss patterns have a lot to do with body type...mesomorph, endomorph, ectomorph. I'm mostly a mesomorph. Most of my dad's side are endomorphs. My mom is a mesomorph (though with age she's starting to carry weight more in her middle...mostly because she is so inactive), brother is a mesomorph, sister is an endomorph.