Thought this was interesting in light of the hot dog eating contest today.
. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/happens-stomach-hot-dog-eating-100006571.html
“They also report gastrointestinal distress in the day or two after a competition.”
That is a major understatement. Yeah, all ‘things’ that makes a hot dog just can’t be good for you.
The study noted that competitive eaters have reported using “varying methods of training” to try to expand their stomach capacity,** including ingesting “vast amounts of cabbage”** or “water loading,” which can be hazardous.
That’s disturbing.
am probably in a minority but think the whole competitive eating thing is like those people who load up their bodies with crazy implants
meaning a self-abusive freak show i’m not really into
sorry Joey Chestnut – you seem like a nice guy otherwise
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Was flipping channels, and caught a few minutes of the coverage. A few mins of watching Joey Chestnut (and others) “competing” was nauseating (pun intended). Couldn’t keep watching.
I don’t understand the appeal - for participants, or viewers.
Was flipping channels, and caught a few minutes of the coverage. A few mins of watching Joey Chestnut (and others) “competing” was nauseating (pun intended). Couldn’t keep watching.
I don’t understand the appeal - for participants, or viewers.
Some time ago, I read an article describing competitive food eating and/or those videos of people binging and gorging on food as basically food p*rn. We are seeing something that we fantasize about and want to do, but will rarely get the chance to do it.
We are seeing something that we fantasize about and want to do, but will rarely get the chance to do it.
This seems false on all both fronts. I don’t fantasize about gorging to that degree, nor want to. And it doesn’t seem rare at all. I could eat 10 hotdogs at any time I want. For some reason I stop at one. Can’t remember the last time I wanted a second. Maybe a food fetishist of some kind might fantasize or something.
Competitive eating and professional corn hole throwing are two flip the channel programs on ESPN in my house. Like really who cares? Just watching the eaters is disgusting. I suppose I should tolerate cornhole throwing because it will prolly be in the Olympics some day.
I saw an article about an upcoming contest between Chestnut and Kobayashi (Unfinished Beef, streaming live on Netflix Sept. 2). First head to head matchup in I think 15 years. I didn’t see this thread or read the article linked but this part of this article caught my eye. First I’ve heard of people describing the health effects of this obviously unhealthy hobby.
Kobayashi said decades of overeating for sport has left him with no appetite or no sensation of fullness, which his wife Maggie James said has caused Kobayashi to go days without eating anything at all.
“I hear people say they’re hungry, and they look very happy after they’ve eaten. I’m jealous of those people because I no longer feel hunger,” Kobayashi said in the documentary. “I hope to live a long and healthy life.”
I’ve always wondered specifically what happens to their serum sodium level in the hours and days following the hotdog eating contest. We routinely admit patients to our ICU for sodium imbalances with slow correction plans, as rapid changes can result in severe neurological disorders (demyelination of nerve sheathes and subsequent neurological damage, and obviously death from cerebral edema).
Side note, Joey is contractually (Impossible Foods) prohibited from defending his title in his signature event on July 4 given his sponsor’s competition with Nathan’s hotdogs. Bummer.
Ready to go???
Gluttons. People are starving in the world and these clowns are trying to see how much they can stuff in just because. It really is a freak show. The pie eating contest at the county fair was one thing but it is a whole new disturbing level.
I don’t think 150 hot dogs are gonna make a big difference the work at large
Also, I believe Joey Chestnut supports a lot of Food Banks and Food Insecurity charities
Kobayashi is a Ninja
It just seems that the ability to each masses of unnecessary food in one go is somewhat obscene. It’s great Joey supports Food Banks and all.
Next up being critical of ferret legging and triathlon.