Good to know - that's why you shouldn't wear shoes without socks

Good to know - that's why you shouldn't wear shoes without socks

It is known that everyday objects can be true bacterial slingers.Many are not aware that shoes can also be delicate.

Especially in summer you just like to slip barefoot into the sneakers.A study from Great Britain shows that this looks casual, but is actually not a good idea.There the shoe retailer Size has had the most common leisure and sports shoes of hygiene specialists examined for their stress with dirt and bacteria.The result: If the wearer did not wear socks, up to three times more bacteria were found in the shoe - regardless of whether it was made of leather or textile material.

As a result, the study authors are significantly increased by the risk of skin diseases such as rashes, eczema or footpiece - even infections can occur.The hygienicists therefore recommend socks whenever possible.But even then it is advisable to switch between different shoes so that each couple regularly has time to ventilate and also dry from the inside.

Sports doctor Martin Narozny from the Sports Medical Center Zurich sees other advantages in wearing socks: «They reduce bladder formation and, especially if they are padded, prevent pressure points.»

Stefan Aerni, who has been working in journalism for almost 40 years, from 2013 as a health editor.Not entirely by chance: After an MS diagnosis, he now wants to connect the unchangeable to the useful and report on medicine and health-from the perspective of the patients concerned.

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