Gizmodo has a list of how long it would take to burn off 4,000 calories (assumed to be the size of an average Thanksgiving dinner) while participating in ten exercise activities.
ABC News has six tips from Crazy Legs Conti on how to make Thanksgiving dining healthier.
Vancouver Desi has an update about Samaljit Aulakh, who remains hospitalized after experiencing brain damage after he choked in a gulab jamun eating contest in Surrey, BC a year ago. His family plans to sue the radio station that sponsored the competition.
Eating / Drinking contest deaths, updated Nov 2014
Previous edition of list (last updated Oct 2012)
1983 North Carolina Marine dies in donut eating contest at the Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
1999 Chicago, a 12 year old school girl dies playing “Chubby Bunny” in an unsupervised classroom. The goal of “Chubby Bunny” is to say “Chubby Bunny” after stuffing one’s mouth with as many marshmallows as possible.
2002 Japan, school boy dies in cafeteria after attempting a stunt seen on a televised eating contest.
2004 Canada man dies after choking in chicken wing eating contest held at Regina bar.
2004 Japan, housewife dies in bread eating contest in Fukusaki, Hyogo Prefecture
2006 Canada, woman dies in “Chubby Bunny” contest held at Ontario fair
2007 Sacramento, woman dies of water intoxication after competing in a bladder endurance contest sponsored by a radio station.
2007 India, man (believed to be epileptic) dies from breathing complications in an idli eating contest
2008 Wales, man dies in unplanned post party cupcake contest to use up left over buffet food. Articles about the contest do not make it clear if the contest was a mouth-stuffing contest or a speed eating contest
2008 Taiwan graduate student dies after victory in a steamed bun eating contest
2008 India, engineer at Nokia Siemens of India chokes after making a pastry eating bet at a company party.
2009 Kaliningrad, Russia Boris Isaev chokes in pancake eating contest
2009 Hyderabad, India Bandu Joshi dies after stuffing 6 laddus into his mouth
2010 Phetchchaburi, Thailand 66 year old Hing Laichan dies after choking in noodle eating contest
2010 San Pedro, California 13 year old Noah Akers choked on a hot dog topped with whipped cream at a fundraiser for Haiti
2011 Tokmak, Ukraine 77 year old Ivan Mendel wins dumpling eating contest, then dies
2011 Timonium, Maryland (near death experience) Michael Solano lacks a pulse for four minutes after choking at a crab cake eating contest, then recovers after hospitalization
2012 Deerfield Beach, Florida Eddy Archbold dies after winning an insect eating contest held at a reptile store
2012 Surrey, BC Samaljit Aulakh experiences brain damage after choking in a gulab jamun eating contest. As of July 2013, he remained hospitalized.
2012 Tunisia Dau Fatnassi dies after eating 28 raw eggs to win a bet
2013 India, 13 year old schoolboy Bharat Sharma chokes to death after attempting to swallow two idlis
2013 England Sharon Dixon passes away after choking on boiled eggs at a pub’s eating contest
2013 Australia 64 year old Bruce Holland experiences a fatal heart attack while participating in a tavern’s chilli pie eating contest
2013 Spain JoaquÃn Alcaraz Gracia passes away after winning a beer drinking contest
2013 Romania unnamed 60 year old chokes to death in a sausage eating contest.
2014 England Gary Mark Sims choked after attempting to swallow three eggs at a time at a pub in Berkeley, England
2014 Custer, SD Walter Eagle Tail chokes to death in a July 3 hot dog eating contest
2014 Nellukuthupara, India Kandamuthan chokes in an idli eating contest
2014 Staryl, Ukraine Lyana Koroleva experiences a heart attack while waiting to receive a prize for winning a vareniki (dumpling) eating contest
According to FlorinBin, an uncaptioned youtube video (uploaded October 6) documents the death of a competitor at a sausage eating contest in Romania. update Oct 15 The Huffington Post has picked up the story update Oct 16 Romanian article from October 7 (translated by Google)
Joel Podelsky has produced a video where he answers questions about his weight loss.
Alpha History has an article from 1906 about a limburger cheese eating contest in Johnsburg, IL resulting in the death of Frank Miller. Two other competitors were critically ill for several weeks but survived.
The Mirror has a list of 10 dishes that can kill or hospitalize claiming that Edward Archbold died in a cockroach eating contest in Wuhan, China two months ago. (The competition took place in Deerfield Beach, FL in October 2012.) The BBC and Guardian have more on the injury mentioned in the list that Nicola Peate experienced eating a triple burger in Liverpool .
A heart attack has been listed as the official cause of death for Bruce Holland after he passed away while competing in an eating contest in Townsville, Australia last month.
PETA has called for the Buffalo Wing Festival to prohibit pregnant women from competing in its eating contests.
Coroner Paul Kelly says he will write to the North East Lincolnshire Council to warn licensing officers about the dangers of pub eating contests after Sharon Dixon died after an egg eating contest at the Wellington Arms pub in Grimsby, England in April.
Meera Bains reports that Samaljit Aulakh experienced brain damage after choking in a gulab jamun eating contest held in Surrey, BC last year and his family is seeking legal assistance. update CBC article
Sunstar Scheduling is looking for an EMT for a chicken eating contest on July 25 (the phone number corresponds to the Tampa Bay area)
TheLocal.es reports that JoaquÃn Alcaraz Garcia passed away after drinking 6 liters of beer in 20 minutes to win a contest held Wednesday in the Murcia region of Spain.
The Australian reports that Bruce Holland, a 64 year old resident of Beach Holm, died after participating in a pie eating contest held during half time of a rugby game at Bushland Beach Tavern in Townsville, QLD, Australia.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski choked today while attempting a pizza eating record on the English TV program Let's Do Lunch. Fortunately, he appears to be all right. Competitors are being sought for Pete's Guinness burger eating record attempt in London tomorrow. update A video of the appearance is available.
Slate.com has done its annual re-posting of Jason Fagone's 2008 article about commpetitive eating injuries.
SeacoastOnline reports that Brad Read, a pitcher for the Portsmouth (NH) Mavericks of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League needed surgery to remove a piece of a hot dog after participating in an eating contest.
MediaBistro's post about DietBet includes Joel Podelsky's testimonial.
A 19 year old man in Virginia was hospitalized after drinking a bottle of soy sauce. He reportedly had the highest level of sodium intoxication that did not result in permanent damage.
Yahoo! Shine has a blog entry about former anorexic Matthew Booth from Manchester, England who has gained 110 pounds since he dropped to 60 pounds. He credits "Furious" Pete Czerwinski with inspiring his recovery after his heart stopped for 20 minutes.
The French network TV 2 did a segment about Joel Podelsky and his weight loss. (via email)
A "Kismot Killer" curry challenge to benefit Sick Kids hospital in Edinburgh was cancelled due to health concerns and a poppadom eating event will replace it. A 2011 "Kismot Killer" contest resulted in hospitalization for two competitors.
A new study about the "cinnamon challenge" in which a person consumes a tablespoon of the spice without liquids reports that the stunt can result in permanent damage to the lungs. Calls to the American Association of Poison Control Centers related to the challenge more than tripled between 2011 and 2012. update April 23 Medical Daily has a list of five more dangerous challenges.
Cameron Haven received the Boy Scout Medal of Merit for Heroism after rescuing his friend Josh Campbell from choking while competing in a cinnamon roll eating contest.
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