What Competitive Eating Does to the Body

This Independence Day, competitors at Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest may gulp down as many as 76 wieners in about the ...

Here’s What Competitive Eating Does to Your Body

Major League Eating—the world body that oversees all professional eating contests—places a high priority on safety, according ...
WVEC

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 ...
NPR

Competitive eating is more than simple amusement on the Fourth of July

The 4th of July traditional hotdog eating contest got us thinking about why food and the holiday are so intertwined. Some experts have gone deep on the subject of competitive eating. So today is one ...
WESA

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 ...