What Competitive Eating Does to the Body

Some may see the annual Coney Island, N.Y., contest as an act of defiance, capturing the holiday spirit. When the British ...
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Takeru Kobayashi Details What Competitive Eating Does to His Body: 'My Lungs Get Shifted Up'

The Japanese competitive eater stars in the upcoming ESPN documentary The Good, The Bad, The Hungry Just watching an eating competition can do weird things to your stomach — but how does it make the ...
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The science of competitive eating: How do they do it?

On the 240th anniversary of his country's independence, American Joey Chestnut ate 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes. A new record. "Jaws," as Chestnut is known, put down a summer's worth of cased meats at ...
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Competitive eating is more than simple amusement on the Fourth of July

So today is one of the top American holidays for eating, right? I mean, there is Thanksgiving, of course, but the Fourth of July features some serious cookouts. And don't forget the de facto Super ...