A dietitian told Newsweek that competitive eating can carry long-term risks including developing cancer.
representing Nelson's family in a lawsuit, said at the time:"These contests are significantly more dangerous than people realize."Island July 4, 2016 in New York City. Joey Chestnut re-took the crown, eating 70 hot dogs and beating last year's winner Matt Stonie's 53 hot dogs consumed.At such contests, contenders are faced with a seemingly insurmountable pile of food and are challenged to eat as much as possible in the allotted time period.
Competetive eater Sonya Thomas competes in the national chicken wing eating contest on September 6, 2015 in Buffalo, New York. The contest is a sanctioned I.F.O.C.E event held at Coco Cola Field in Buffalo. Joey Chestnut consumed 205 wings in 12 minutes to win the eventOf course, the overwhelming majority of competitors survive these contests, albeit creaking under the weight of food.
"The risks of competitive eating would mostly be around indigestion, as such large volumes of food will put pressure on the esophageal sphincter," she explained. Thisis used for bodily functions from eating to breathing, belching and vomiting, as well as stopping stomach acid and contents from coming back up from the stomach.
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