Uncle John’s Unsinkable Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers’ Institute

Author:Bathroom Readers’ Institute
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Bathroom Readers’ Press

THE DOWN SIDE

The glory, honor, and fame—not to mention the salary—accorded a champion Japanese sumo wrestler are immense. Grand Champions may earn monthly salaries of about $25,000, plus bonuses paid six times per year based on their career performances to date. They also get prize money (roughly $90,000 for a win in the highest division) and “bout prizes” from sponsors (about $275 per sponsor). But success can come at a high price. Although sumo wrestlers have less actual fat, better reflexes, and more muscle compared to most men of equal height and weight, they face serious health problems that only get worse as they age. The average life expectancy of a Japanese man is 75; for sumo wrestlers it’s 65 or less, and many die in their mid-50s. At an average weight of 325 pounds, sumo wrestlers are also prone to the diseases and conditions associated with being overweight: adult-onset diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, arthritis, gout, and heart attacks. And their excessive alcohol consumption puts them at risk for liver diseases. Plus, most wrestlers suffer from knee and shoulder injuries. (Another problem that has cropped up in recent years: performance-enhancing drugs designed for extreme weight gain, which can put even more strain on a sumo wrestler’s heart. Recent allegations of drug abuse prompted Japan’s Sumo Association to begin a drug-testing program in 2008.)

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