It’s one of life’s great debates – like who’s the best James Bond (Connery), which way should you cut your sandwich (diagonally obviously) and which way the toilet paper should roll (it’s from over the top, heathens).
Now a team of researchers from Harvard University say that boxers are the winner – if you’re looking to have offspring at least.
According to the study – the largest of its kind with 656 participants – men who wore boxers had higher ‘swimmer’ counts and better quality sperm, than men who did not.
Tight undies a threat to humankind
Why? The scientists say the tighter jocks raise your ‘down-there’ temperatures and could potentially result in “injury”.
The research also suggests that the type of trousers worn – especially skinny jeans – could be harmful (sorry hipsters).
Sounds silly we know but with another study published last year noting that sperm counts in men across the world – including Australia – have dropped almost 60 per cent in the last forty years, the future of humankind could be at stake here.
And if you’re out of the baby making business?
You can stick to the tighty-whities then.
