British feet get two sizes bigger in 40 years

British feet are getting longer and wider, experts have said. During the past four decades, the average British foot has increased by two shoe sizes, The College of Podiatry said. In 1970, men’s feet were on average size eight and women had size four feet, but now the average male wears a size 10 and the average female wears a size six, a spokeswoman said.

Source: The Independent - Science - June 2, 2014 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news