Originally Posted by christep

A link to even one quantified, solid (i.e. peer-reviewed) publication of such please?

I don't agree with the shoe carnival, but this ridiculous stuff about getting diseases from walking around without shoes is pathetic. Those complaining ought to go and take a look at how most of the real world exists - only a minority of the world's population wear closed shoes on a regular basis, and I don't see the majority's feet dropping off...