Wearing Shoes Bad For your Health?

Loafer writes "Are American sneakers--not American fast food--actually responsible for the obesity epidemic? It may seem like a laughable notion at first; however, not even the best nutritionists, working hard over the last century, have successfully identified a diet that permanently controls morbid obesity. Evidently, something else, besides food, is hindering the ability of overweight Americans to lose excess weight. Well, obesity is extremely rare in Japan, and the Japanese practice the custom of removing their shoes upon entering a home, office, or restaurant, replacing them with more-comfortable slippers, socks, or simply bare feet. Yet in the United States, where obesity is visibly widespread, shoes are worn constantly. Indeed, footwear appears to be a cause of disease in humans."

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Guys..

[Dogers]

Okay, seriously, enough. Give up. People arent visiting the site anymore, look at the number of comments.. 200+, 160, 90, 30, none.

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[MudButt]

And I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that we'll drive for 45 minutes in a parking lot so we don't have to walk an extra 12 feet.

And most of us thought it was cause we drive

[WillAffleck]

While it may depend on the shoe - for example, Earth Shoes - in fact, sandals appear to be the best footwear for practical use.

But, if you insist on wearing western-style shoes, the practice of taking them off on entering a home not only will help your feet, it will reduce the amount of dirt, microbes, and dust mites that enter your domicile.

Also, since most American women's shoe sizes are two sizes too small for their actual feet, this can have a major impact just in reducing cramping into too small spaces.