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Flip Flops bad for feet?

By Nicole Gauthier ⋅ July 26, 2010 ⋅

How many of you barefooters out there wear flip flops/thongs/jandals when needing to wear shoes? CNN has a video news story about how flip flops can be bad for your feet. Common sense stuff really but the podiatrist they interview talks a bit about barefooting.

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