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Tetsuro Degawa appeared on TV Tokyo’s “Zubora ni Kenko! Karada ni Iiwake” (roughly, “Lazy but Healthy: Excuses for Your Body”) on the 16th, where his eating habits came under the spotlight in a segment about managing blood sugar. His close friend Kazuki Iio of the comedy duo Zun revealed in a video message that Degawa “can’t drink water” and “loves carbonated drinks and fresh juice,” prompting fellow comedians to voice concern about his life expectancy. This sparked a debate on 5ch between users who consider excess sugar intake more dangerous than alcohol and those who countered that it isn’t carcinogenic. The thread went on to bring up an anecdote about Warren Buffett, a debate over zero-sugar cola, and even whether talent on food shows should be required to submit health checkup results.
Sep 17 (Thu) 17:06
Comedian Tetsuro Degawa appeared on TV Tokyo’s “Zubora ni Kenko! Karada ni Iiwake” (Wednesdays at 6:25 PM) on the 16th, where junior comedians expressed concern over his diet.
The show brought in a renowned doctor to cover blood sugar management. During the segment, a video message was shown from Kazuki Iio of the comedy duo Zun, a close personal friend of Degawa’s. Iio said, “(Degawa) basically can’t drink water. He says it’s because ‘it has no flavor.’ So it’s carbonated drinks for him — like sparkling water, which America gave the world. And juice has to be fresh juice, 100 percent. I guess he likes things with a strong, distinct taste.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / original article here
What people said
Dunno for sure, but you probably shouldn't drink it more than alcohol.
No way.
It's not carcinogenic anyway.
Juice is basically poison.
Strong Zero (canned chu-hi) is the only way to go.
Can't believe people are still saying this.
Tea goes best with meals — I've felt that way since my teens.
And he's the son of a seaweed-shop owner, yet his taste buds are like a kid's.
Well, if he had normal taste he'd have taken over the family seaweed shop.
Consistent quality, and the acidity means you won't get an upset stomach lol
That's what everyone says, no matter who you ask.
Well, in Degawa's case, just look at his build — it's probably not an exaggeration, he really does eat like that.
The fact that he's still pulling off grueling location shoots is honestly impressive.
Honestly, before all that, I just think zero-sugar cola tastes better lol
Regular cola's too sweet for me.
I get diarrhea right after eating.
My liver numbers are bad too…
Somebody help me.
If your numbers are bad, go to a hospital and get medication to bring them down.
Keep taking it and clean up your lifestyle too, and it'll mostly get better.
It's foolish not to use the healthcare system to improve when medical costs and drug prices are this cheap in this country.
As long as you're not obese, you're still fine.
And he's still doing physical, body-on-the-line comedy at the top level — nothing to worry about.
Whenever he goes, he'll probably go happy.
His older brother's still alive too, I think.
Though honestly, even sparkling water barely has any taste unless you mix it with something.
Degawa doesn't even drink sparkling water though.
lately I've been leaning toward the latter. Guess that's a sign of age.
if he changed it, the guy wouldn't be able to survive in showbiz.
The "I only ever drink cola" thing might just be shtick for the cameras.
Apparently he drinks black soybean tea for throat care.
I started drinking it too after hearing that, and it's actually pretty good, so I've kept it up.
Regular cola's got like 13 sugar cubes in it.
I did that too for a while — drank only cola and juice instead of water or tea,
and I just kept gaining weight, ended up about 20kg heavier.
Once I quit juice, I gradually slimmed back down to normal.
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
The show “Zubora ni Kenko! Karada ni Iiwake” brings in renowned doctors to cover blood sugar management, and Degawa’s inability to drink water along with his preference for carbonated drinks and fresh juice was introduced as one example. On the thread, the view that “excess sugar is more dangerous than alcohol” clashed with the counter-view that “it isn’t carcinogenic,” and the discussion took the shape of a classic online health debate, complete with the anecdote of Warren Buffett drinking cola daily while living to a ripe old age. Another point of debate was whether talent appearing on food shows should be required to submit health checkup results. Company employees in Japan are legally required, under the Industrial Safety and Health Act, to undergo an annual health checkup, but freelance entertainers face no such requirement — a gap that feeds the perception that “TV has lax compliance standards.” While the link between sugar intake and blood sugar levels is medically well established, opinions within the thread remained divided on the comparison with alcohol and on whether it’s carcinogenic, so it’s worth noting that no definitive conclusion was reached.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Breaking News+) thread “Junior comedian Soichi Nakaoka worries about Tetsuro Degawa’s diet: “There’s no way he’ll live long” — picky eating exposed: “fish roe, mayonnaise, juice”.”
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