NY Daily News reports that Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa has announced that he has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery this week. Sliwa competed in the Nathan's finals several times in the 1990's and finished third in 1994.
The segment about the death of 575 pound Heart Attack Grill spokesman Blair River from last night's epsisode of ABC's Nightline can be viewed online.
AZCentral.com reports that Blair River, spokesman for the Heart Attack Grill, died at the age of 29 at an approximate weight of 575 pounds. The restaurant has received notoriety for its promotion offering free food to customers weighing more than 350 pounds. update March 4 1:15 am Heart Attack Grill is currently #6 in global Twitter trending topics.
The Dallas Observer reports that a judge at the Fiery Food Challenge was hospitalized after sampling a hot sauce.
The New York World has an article about Ed "Cookie" Jarvis and the health issues he has faced. Jarvis has lost 150 pounds since retiring from the IFOCE in 2006. (Via The Lerman Report)
The Daily Mail has an article about the 30,000 calorie meal Donna Simpson, Guiness record-holder for the heaviest woman to give birth, claims to have eaten for Christmas dinner. The total weight of the feast is over 115 pounds and includes 80 pounds of meat, 15 pound of potatoes and over 15 pound of vegetables. If her stomach capacity is over 100 pounds, she could win $5,000 by eating the 105 pound burger at the Clinton Station Diner.
WMCTV reports that the Kappa Alpha fraternity at Rhodes College in Memphis is under investigation after a freshman claimed he experienced frostbite during an ice cream eating contest in September.
twitter.com/rivalshotdogs: "competive eater dale boone just attempted the hellhound challenge and was headed to the hospital hope gonna be ok" update A video of Boone's challenge has been uploaded.
Sonya Thomas has posted results from a recent medical checkup and says she wants to continue competitive eating for the remainder of her life.
Cookie Jarvis is cancer free
(via George Shea twitter) CompetitiveEating.Net reports that Ed “Cookie” Jarvis is cancer free after his surgery for thyroid cancer. Jarvis’ home page, hugeeaters.com, confirms the good news.
Erik Denmark's blog reports that his appearance on CNBC's dLife can be viewed online. The segment shows how Erik copes with diabetes while participating in eating contests and includes footage of Jose's flauta eating contest.
Erik Denmark will appear on dLife, a program about diabetics, on CNBC on March 28 at 7 pm eastern.
CE News on Cookie Jarvis’ cancer
CompetitiveEatingNews has been updated with a report on Cookie Jarvis’ thyroid cancer treatment. (via crawfish twitter)
HugeEaters.com has been updated with the following message: “ED ” COOKIE ” JARVIS IS NOW RECOVERING FROM SURGERY AND DOING WELL. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR KIND THOUGHTS!”
PostZambia reports that an eighth grader was hospitalized after receiving mouth burns while competing in a hot tea drinking contest.
HugeEaters.com reports that Cookie Jarvis' surgery will take place tomorrow. Let's hope that the operation knocks out his thyroid cancer.
The Daily Breeze reports that 13 year old Noah Akers died choking on a hot dog topped with whipped cream at a fundraiser for Haiti at the Boys and Girls Club of San Pedro, California. The event was not an eating competition; all finishers of one hot dog would receive candy regardless of their time.
Ed “Cookie” Jarvis diagnosed with thyroid cancer
(via Liz K) HugeEaters.com, Ed “Cookie” Jarvis’ home page, has been updated with the following sad news:
“Cookie Jarvis” to begin his next big battle.
His personal battle with Thyroid Cancer.
Let’s keep Cookie in our thoughts and prayers and hope his condition responds to treatment.
update Feb 5 SonyaTheBlackWidow.com has been updated to wish Cookie a quick recovery.
The Nation reports that Hing Laichan, a 66 year old motorcycle taxi driver, died in a pad thai noodle eating contest in the Phetchaburi province of Thailand.
The Press Trust of India reports that diabetic Bandu Joshi died after stuffing his mouth with seven laddus at a contest in Hyderabad, India.
St Thomas Times Journal reports that a vomiting deferral contest at a St. Thomas, Ontario fair based on G4's Hurl has raised concerns from public health officials.
CNN has an article about the health risks of competitive eating. Don Lerman is listed as a retired competitive eater even though he participated in the Go! Go! Curry! contest in May.
Gourmet.com: The Center for Science in the Public Interest has released its winners of its 2009 Xtreme Eating Awards. High calorie entrees from the Cheesecake Factory won 3 of the 9 categories.
Don Lerman reports that Ed "Cookie" Jarvis now weighs 399 pounds after peaking at 550 pounds.
PETA allies request warning for Fifth Third Burger
WZZM13 reports that the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has requested that the Fifth Third burger not be sold to anyone under 18 and have the following warning label:
WARNING – Eating meat is associated with increased risk of heart disease, cancer, and death
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine advocates a vegan diet along with a ban on animal testing and has received $1.3 million dollars from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals according to a 2004 Guardian article which states that 95% of PCRM members do not have a medical degree.
MLive reports that the burger will appear on ESPN’s First Take on April 7.
The T shirt awarded to finishers can be purchased on the West Michigan Whitecaps website.
Pat "from Moonachie" Philbin reports that he will start a diet on April 1 and will retire from competitive eating if he does not get below 300 lbs. by May.
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