Mikio Date (51), one half of the comedy duo Sandwichman, has been hospitalized and is undergoing treatment for a stroke, his talent agency announced on its official website on August 28. The diagnosis came after he complained of feeling unwell and underwent tests; thanks to swift action from medical staff, his condition didn’t become serious. On the forum, discussion centered on the risk factors named in the announcement — high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, and obesity — with many pointing to his long history as a heavy smoker and others urging better exercise and diet. Still, some argued it ultimately comes down to “luck and genetics,” splitting opinion on how much of health is really within one’s own control.
What is the stroke Sandwichman’s Mikio Date suffered from… risk factors include high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, and obesity
Sandwichman’s Mikio Date (51) has been hospitalized and is undergoing treatment for a stroke, according to an announcement on the official website on the 28th. He will reportedly take time off to focus fully on treatment for now.
The announcement was addressed “To our fans and everyone involved,” and stated: “Mikio Date of Sandwichman, who belongs to our agency, recently complained of feeling unwell, underwent tests at a hospital, and was diagnosed with a stroke.” It went on to explain the current situation: “Thanks to the swift response of the medical staff, fortunately it did not become serious, and he is currently receiving inpatient treatment.” He will focus on treatment and rest for the time being.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
Cigarettes cause every disease.
Yeah, this has gotta be enough to make him quit smoking.
Pumping stinky smoke into your body in the first place just makes no sense to me.
It's luck, plain luck — and genetics.
The old man next door is overweight, drinks, and smokes.
Some people are like that and still going strong past 80.
No idea what he's wearing in that pic, but it suits him ridiculously well.
I always thought Tomizawa was Date
and Date was Tomizawa lol
Maybe lack of sleep?
The late PM Kakuei Tanaka used to drink to lower his blood pressure.
He ended up incapacitated by a severe stroke in the end.
That was probably just residual alcohol keeping your blood vessels dilated.
Quitting drinking is a good thing.
I drink a ton some days and my gamma-GTP (a liver enzyme marker for alcohol damage) is still normal — honestly kind of scary.
Maybe I'm just good at processing it fast?
Isn't it because those heavy days only happen 1-3 times a month, and the rest of the time you drink a normal amount?
Not sure how old you are now, but it can hit you suddenly once you're in your late 40s.
You should cut out the unhealthy habits starting now —
quit the booze, cigarettes, sugary drinks, and salty/greasy food,
get moderate exercise, and get your weight down to at least a normal range.
Yeah, and I bet the shops feel the same way — being featured without Date there just doesn't sit right.
Reruns are fine by me.
Everyone always says 'walk, walk,' so I was strict about walking from a young age —
and it wrecked my knees. Great, thanks a lot.
My doctor told me to walk, so I did long walks and ended up with a bone spur that messed up my heel.
They say muscles never betray you, but joint cartilage will betray you without a second thought — that's what I heard recently.
If he walked several times a week, I'd think he'd lose weight.
Even a croquette would get burned off that way.
Makes you wonder if he's secretly eating an insane amount that just doesn't show on camera.
He's been overweight the whole time, so he was probably eating a ton.
Lazy, aimless walking doesn't really do much.
The fact that he doesn't lose weight at all despite walking says it all.
No matter how many calories you burn,
it doesn't matter if you're taking in huge amounts of alcohol, cigarettes, salt, oil, sugar, and refined carbs.
Cutting out the bad stuff has to come first.
Obesity is dangerous, come on.
I see guys built like Date all the time in the gym locker room bath.
and in the end I'll be the one who outlives everyone — guess that makes me the real winner.
That's probably why feng shui says money luck and health luck are inversely related.
I mean, even if you survive like that…
Average life expectancy in the Edo period, when people ate simple, humble meals, was only in the 30s-40s.
Fun fact.
being fat.
I've got the impression that being a little chubby actually helps you live longer.
It's alcohol that wrecks your whole life though.
'Reading Diet,' by Genichiro Takahashi, Part 1
https://www.php.co.jp/atch_books_ogp.php?9784569905372.jpg
The health book in question is 'The Art of Living Long' (lit. 'The Method Against Illness: The Power of Eating Very Little') by Luigi Cornaro (translated and annotated by Genki Nakakura, PHP Institute).
The author of this book is Luigi Cornaro, a Venetian nobleman from Renaissance Italy.
For reference, Cornaro was born in 1464 and died in 1566 — meaning he lived to the age of 102.
Coming from someone who lived that long, the health advice carries maximum credibility.
Being a nobleman, Cornaro spent his younger years indulging in excessive eating and drinking.
As a result, his body fell apart, and by his 40s he was hovering near death.
His doctors told him he had little time left to live as he was, and that his only hope of survival was to drastically cut back on what he ate.
Cornaro did exactly as told — and remarkably, he recovered his health and went on to live past the age of 100.
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
A stroke occurs when a blood vessel becomes blocked and blood flow to the brain stops. The risk factors named in the official announcement — high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, and obesity — are all medically recognized as major contributors to arteriosclerosis. On the thread, many commenters focused on smoking as the likely primary cause, but it’s worth noting that this reflects speculation among 5ch users rather than any actual information about Date’s smoking habits — the official announcement didn’t specify this. On the topic of exercise, the discussion pushed back against the simple idea that “walking makes you healthy”: some pointed out that walking alone does little for weight loss if your diet doesn’t change, while others noted cases of knee and heel injuries from excessive walking, raising the point that both exercise and diet need to be addressed together. A trivia comment claiming that “the average life expectancy in the frugal-eating Edo period was only in the 30s-40s” also came up, but this is a commonly misread figure — it’s heavily skewed downward by high infant mortality, and needs to be considered separately from actual adult lifespans at the time.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “What is the stroke Sandwichman’s Mikio Date suffered from… risk factors include high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, and obesity.”
