Odd Socks wrote:
That's interesting. I remember being told that it was quite a bit younger than that.
I've heard figures from 55 to 65.
Quote:Still, 60 is a very low life expectancy for a member of a first world country.
It's no worse than football players or weight lifters.
Sumos have lots of subcutaneous fat rather than arterial or deep-body fat, which is much more dangerous. As the article I linked to mentions, sumos are some of the strongest athletes in the world...