Re: chanko etc

[jz8d-smmn@asahi-net.or.jp (Doreen Simmons)]

At 17:48 98.4.8 -0600, eric i turner wrote:
>        I also heard that in addition to the reason discussed before, the
>reason chanko gets you BIG is the large amounts of rice eaten with it.
>Laura Sharnoff, in her Grand Sumo book says something to this effect, I
>think. Is this right?  More or less?

Well, everybody says it, not just Lora.  Chanko in itself is nourishing but
not fattening; but the youngsters do try to force down inordinate amounts
of rice. Beer plays no part in it as junior rikishi are not given beer as a
regular diet. The afternoon nap is also important, in that it slows down
the passage of the food through the digestive system and therefore the body
has time to extract more nourishment from it. At least, that is the
accepted wisdom.

 Doreen Simmons in sumoland, Tokyo        jz8d-smmn@asahi-net.or.jp 

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