FOOT PROBLEMS PERVASIVE IN THE U.S., LINKED TO OBESITY, SEDENTARY LIVES AND DIABETES, SAYS NEW IPFH/NPD STUDY
FOOT HEALTH AFFECTS OVERALL HEALTH, PRODUCTIVITY & QUALITY OF LIFE, ESPECIALLY AMONG OLDER AMERICANS, Institute for Preventive Foot Health Sounds Alarm, Offers HelpStatesville, NC—June 26, 2012---A staggering 78% of U.S. adults age 21+ report they have had one or more problems with their feet at some time in their lives, according to The National Foot Health Assessment 2012 , a survey conducted for the Institute for Preventive Foot Health (IPFH) by The NPD Group. The most common foot maladies,