Any Istana guards here? Better take a good look at this (and yourself)......
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267631/Germanys-Wachbataillon-soldiers-soldiers-developing-breasts-drill.html
T**zkreig! Dozens of soldiers in elite German brigade each develop single breast as drill stimulates hormones on one side of body
Soldiers in Germany's Guard Battalion developing left-hand side breast
Repeated slapping of rifle against chest stimulates hormone growth
Condition known as one-sided gynecomastia
By Sean O'hare
PUBLISHED:16:15 GMT, 24 January 2013| UPDATED: 16:37 GMT, 24 January 2013
A plastic surgeon has called for a change to the way a German battalion does its rifle drill after its elite soldiers started developing breasts.
Dozens of soldiers in the Wachbataillon unit (Guard Battalion), which performs drill displays at official events, have complained about over-developed breasts on their left-hand side because of the way they clasp their rifles.
It is understood the repeated slapping of their rifles against their chests has stimulated hormones, causing a condition known as one-sided gynecomastia.
The condition has been diagnosed in 74 per cent of the soldiers who have visited German army medics with symptoms.
Professor Bjorn Krapohl, director of plastic surgery at the military hospital in Berlin, told the German Herald: 'There is a very significant link between the activity in the Guard Battalion and the development of the breast on the left side.
'They need to change the way they drill.
'The constant slamming of the rifles against the left hand side of the chest is clearly a significant factor.'
Official figures reveal that out of 211 male patients operated on for the condition, 35 were from the elite Wachbataillon.
Military officials have said they will research the condition and adapt the battalion's drills if necessary.
An army spokesman said: 'The affected soldiers are being medically supervised and treated individually.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267631/Germanys-Wachbataillon-soldiers-soldiers-developing-breasts-drill.html
T**zkreig! Dozens of soldiers in elite German brigade each develop single breast as drill stimulates hormones on one side of body
Soldiers in Germany's Guard Battalion developing left-hand side breast
Repeated slapping of rifle against chest stimulates hormone growth
Condition known as one-sided gynecomastia
By Sean O'hare
PUBLISHED:16:15 GMT, 24 January 2013| UPDATED: 16:37 GMT, 24 January 2013
A plastic surgeon has called for a change to the way a German battalion does its rifle drill after its elite soldiers started developing breasts.
Dozens of soldiers in the Wachbataillon unit (Guard Battalion), which performs drill displays at official events, have complained about over-developed breasts on their left-hand side because of the way they clasp their rifles.
It is understood the repeated slapping of their rifles against their chests has stimulated hormones, causing a condition known as one-sided gynecomastia.
The condition has been diagnosed in 74 per cent of the soldiers who have visited German army medics with symptoms.
Professor Bjorn Krapohl, director of plastic surgery at the military hospital in Berlin, told the German Herald: 'There is a very significant link between the activity in the Guard Battalion and the development of the breast on the left side.
'They need to change the way they drill.
'The constant slamming of the rifles against the left hand side of the chest is clearly a significant factor.'
Official figures reveal that out of 211 male patients operated on for the condition, 35 were from the elite Wachbataillon.
Military officials have said they will research the condition and adapt the battalion's drills if necessary.
An army spokesman said: 'The affected soldiers are being medically supervised and treated individually.'
