Barbie shows women can be trusted to remove their high heels when needed, Aussie researchers claim
The take-home message, according to the authors, is that real women are likely making similar footwear choices as Barbie.
Barbie, rather than doom-and-gloom health warnings, could be the key to persuading patients to ditch high heels, Australian researchers say.
The suggestion comes from an analysis by podiatrists of the shoes worn by Barbie dolls over the past 65 years and whether they have left her foot posture in equinus (greater than 10 degrees ankle plantar flexion) or flat (less than 10 degrees).
