People Magazine reports that Dmitry Nuyanzin, a Russian fitness coach, passed away in his sleep from cardiac arrest after eating 10,000 calories a day for several weeks. Nuyanzin was attempting to gain more than 50 pounds, after which he would demonstrate his fitness plan to lose the weight.
Ekathimerini.com reports that a 22 year old resident of Athens, Greece passed away after choking while attempting to stuff an entire burger in his mouth on November 12.
In his latest video, Joel Hansen announced that the right side of his face has become paralyzed due to Ramsay Hunt syndrome, the same condition which affected Justin Bieber. He hopes to have a full recovery and will be taking a hiatus from new food challenge content in the meantime. Get well soon Joel.
Crossing Broad reports that a competitor choked and was hospitalized during Saturday's hot dog eating contest at Ducktown in Atlantic City held in conjunction with a Micro Wrestling card. EMT were fortunately able to prevent a fatality. (Reddit thread about the incident)
Reuters reports that the government of China has called on citizens to "rationally resist bad content" of extreme eating shows due to food waste and unhealthy behavior.
Vice Sports produced an Instagram video titled "The Dark Side of Competitive Eating" containing the Tim "Eater X" Janus quote: "Throwing up after the contest is a necessary part of the sport"
On the Critical Banter podcast, Winna Bhun from Australia discusses how competitors intentionally vomiting resulted in his retirement from competitive eating.
The Pinnacle Gazette has a post about 34 year old Japanese female competitive eater Ogose Aya, who weighs only 28.8 kg (63.4 pounds) and is 150 cm (5 feet) tall. The weight of Aya and Angela Sato were monitored on a recent TBS program titled "Why So Thin? Exploring the Mystery of Competitive Eater Weight Changes".
The New York Post has an article about Turkish mukbang streamer Efecan Kultur, who passed away on March 7 after being hospitalized for three months for obesity issues. (Turkiye Today article)
The Sun, The Daily Mail, Unilad and Economic Times all have basically the same article about the hospitalization of a Singaporean man from digestive issues following an attempt to eat a 7 pound burger. The case was originally described in a 2018 issue of the journal Gastroenterology.
The Daily Star has an article titled "Dark and twisted history of Mukbang eating influencers after deaths and controversies"
Chosun.com on decline of mukbang
Chosun.com has an article about the decline of mukbang and big eating challenges that opens with the recent retirement announcement of Yuka Kinoshita.
One major reason for mukbang’s decline is the controversy over allegations that mukbang YouTubers secretly spit out or discard food instead of actually eating it. As suspicions arose, some viewers condemned the practice as deceptive, fueling negative public sentiment, especially over food waste. Moreover, while early mukbang content felt fresh, its appeal has faded as countless creators continue to recycle the same formats.
Madison.com on Lake Mills, WI choking incident
Madison.com has an article about the choking incident at a Lake Mills, WI hot dog eating contest on February 2. The victim, Tim Vogel, was intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of .32. (Turn off JavaScript to bypass paywall)
Vogel’s ribs, some of which had cracked under the weight of compressions, held lungs filled with fluid, and an oxygen machine was doing at least 60% of his breathing for him, Dorn said. He was coughing up blood.
“I didn’t even know for probably about 15 hours if he was going to make it,” Dorn said.
Once he was conscious and showing signs of improvement, doctors placed Vogel on a temporary liquid diet due to the trauma in his throat; he jokingly lamented that he hadn’t been able to finish his hot dogs.
Newsbreak reports a competitor in a hot dog eating contest at the Knickerbocker Ice Festival in Lake Mills, WI choked and was rendered unconscious on February 1. EMS was able to clear the blockage and he regained consciousness en route to the hospital.
In his latest video, Joel Hansen answers questions from fans. He discusses an abdominal tear and other health issues that have recently curtailed his food challenges.
Arab News reports that Joe Skaff, a 12 year old Lebanese schoolboy, passed away after choking while attempting to eat a croissant role in one bite.
The latest episode of the It Takes All Types podcast is titled "Dumb Ways to Die: Competitive Eating"
Josh Brett produced a mini-documentary titled "Why Competitive Eaters Don't Get Fat" containing interviews with Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Adam Moran, Leah Shutkever, Katina DeJarnett, Nela Zisser and others. The brief segment about intentional vomiting appears at the end (around 10:20) and consists of clips of eaters denying that they reverse.
On the Rodiculous podcast, cooking influencer Rosanna Pansino discussed her experience with Matt Stonie while they recorded an episode of "Youtube Creators". The discussion about Matt starts around minute 39. At 42:00, Rosanna says that Matt told her that he wants to move away from competitive eating since it is taking a toll on his health.
NOVA PBS has a video asking "What Happens to Your Body During a Speed Eating Competition?" containing interviews with Pat Bertoletti and Tim Janus.
NJArts on “No One Died”
NJ Arts has an article about the new documentary, “No One Died: The Wing Bowl Story” which includes an interview with contest co-founder Angelo Cataldi. He discusses the medical personnel (or lack thereof) at the event:
Which was a good thing because, until 2007, the only medical personnel at Wing Bowl was Dr. St. George Hunt, a local veterinarian. “He couldn’t Heimlich anyone,” says Cataldi. “Basically, he neutered cats. I ended up with two of them.”
He laughs. “It was a joke.”
Yes, a big ha-ha, until Ice Cream Man showed up. “A guy came in for an eating stunt. He wanted to eat two gallons of ice cream, and we thought that was cool,” says Cataldi. “So, the guy ate the first gallon of ice cream fine. He was feeling good.”
But a few spoonfuls into the second gallon, his lips started turning blue. “By now, the guy is shivering and he’s moving slower. We ended up calling 911. He was in some physical jeopardy at one point. And that was the day we were told all eating stunts had to be approved by the legal department and that there had to be doctors on duty at the event — things we should have been doing all along.”
Onmanorama reports that a fifty year old man passed away choking during an idli eating contest in Palakkad, India.
WMUR reports that New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu applied the Heimlich maneuver during today's lobster roll eating contest at the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival in Hampton, NH. The choking competitor, Christian Moreno, continued with the competition after the incident was resolved. update news video
The Daily Mail has an article about the health risks of competitive eating.
Must Share News reports Chinese mukbang celebrity Pan Xiaoting passed away while livestreaming on July 14. She would attempt to eat up to 10kg (22 pounds) in sessions that could last up to 10 hours. According to the autopsy, mass amounts of undigested food was found in her stomach. (Via HardwareZone forum)
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