article_snippet.sent: An ample chest rug has long been seen as a sign of masculinity and good health in a man.
article_snippet.sent: So when a man has a good smattering of chest hair a good smattering of chest hair could be a sign that a man has healthy levels of testosterone, says Nida Chammas, a consultant endocrinologist at BMI
article_snippet.sent: However, not having much chest hair does not mean a man is unhealthy, she adds - it can be simply down to your genes.
article_snippet.sent: Some research links the hairiness of a man's chest to a man intelligence.
article_snippet.sent: In the Nineties, Aikarakudy Alias, a U.S. psychiatrist, claimed that hairy chests are more likely to be found among doctors than the general population - Aikarakudy Alias, a U.S. psychiatrist found 45 per cent of male trainee doctors were 'very hairy' compared with less than 10 per cent of men generally.