LACK OF LARGER SIZED SHOES FOR WOMEN A TIMEBOMB STATES UK PODIATRIST

 

 

 

 

Since the 1970s, the average shoe size of men and women in the UK has increased by two sizes, from a size eight to 10 and four to six, respectively, according to research from the College of Podiatry. "When size five was average, the industry would think providing two sizes above to a seven was just about the fringe of adequate for women, but now that it's a six, we should be seeing far more eights and even nines as standard," says the college's Dr Jill Halstead-Rastrick.
 
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Dr. Jill Halstead-Rastrick
 
 
She believes the footwear industry is not moving with the times to accommodate a nation that is taller and heavier and so by evolutionary logic, has larger feet, and warns this is an issue that could be a time bomb for the next generation. "Increased weight splays the feet and we are seeing a lot of adults wearing shoes that are too narrow or small. This is only going to become more of a problem as we continue to grow in stature - we need a wider variety of larger sizes."
 
Source: Caroline Bullock, BBC [8/18/17]
 
Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.  
 
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