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Getting glee from gluttony

Posted: Sep 3rd 2007 10:26AM by Brian White
Filed under: Food and Nutrition

Well, I have a feeling that if I see another hot dog-eating contest or buffalo wing-eating contest covered in the media, I may end up blowing chunks. Sorry if that was too graphic, but someone who scarfs down more than three or four dozen hot dogs in ten minutes or so makes me want to, well, not ever eat a hot dog.

Why are these folks glamorized? Does stuffing your face with so much food in so little time really make you have some sort of contentment? I truly hope folks who eat pounds of food in a short amount of time for some kind of world record have a half-gallon of pepto-bismol handy. Or, a face plunger perhaps.

Hot dogs may be good fare, along with barbecue, on a holiday like Labor Day. But, I hope they are the kind that are made with free-range beef and no artificial colorings (like sodium nitrite) or disgusting ingredients.

Don't try this at home: man eats 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes

Posted: Jul 4th 2007 5:45PM by Jonathon Morgan
Filed under: Food and Nutrition

Ah, the 4th of the July. Fireworks, patriotism, and hot dog eating contests. I have no idea what consuming mass quantities of ballpark franks has to do with the birth of the United States, but nevertheless, it's become quite the tradition this time of year. By far the most-famous eating contest -- the one in which the world's top eaters take part -- is the July 4th annual Coney Island hotdog eating competition.

This year there was some considerable drama, as the defending champion, 28-year-old Takeru Kobayashi had a jaw problem -- but persevered, and still managed to eat 63 hot dogs in spite of his injury. It was a valiant effort, but he couldn't beat Joey Chestnut, an American from San Jose, who managed to down 66 hot dogs -- and in doing so, set a new world record.

"It just feels awesome," Chestnut told Reuters.

Just to put that in perspective:

66 hot dogs with no buns = 7,260 calories of awesome
66 hot dogs with the average bun = 13,860 calories of awesome

In 12 minutes.



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