The Washingtonian has an interview with Dr. Robynne Chutkan, an gastroenterologist at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital about the negative health consequences of competitive eating. (The article says the women's Nathan's finals lasted 45 minutes when the actual duration was 10 minutes. )

July 10, 2012 at 2:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:District of Columbia, Health | Permalink * Comments (4)

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  1. anonymous said

    July 10, 2012 @ 2:15 pm

    the good doc was being nice . There are far worse complications associated with competitive eating

  2. Randy Santel said (Registered June 2, 2010)

    July 10, 2012 @ 2:24 pm

    That doctor should have thought more about what she said… I know a lot of runners with hip & joint problems, but I don’t know any eaters with actual stomach problems. lol

  3. DaxtheGinger said (Registered April 23, 2011)

    July 10, 2012 @ 2:40 pm

    He talks about water training but says nothing about water poisoning.

  4. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    July 10, 2012 @ 2:53 pm

    I remember that Jim Fixx, the most highly revered exercise runner of his day, who wrote “The Complete Book of Running,” in 1977, died in 1984 of a heart attack at age 52, immediately after a run. I’m sure this was an anomaly, as running is one of the healthy exercises for the heart. But done to an extreme, most anything can be bad for you.

    I don’t think competitive eaters eat every day like they do in contests, though some practice more than others and at least one or two rarely practice if at all.

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