FOOD BINGING

                                                        

People who eat or drink in excess, like those who will be competing at Nathan’s today, can suffer abdominal pain, discomfort, nausea and may even vomit. Poppers said that they can choke on what they’re eating and are at risk of aspirating – which is when the stomach’s contents leak into the lungs mid-vomit, which can cause pneumonia.

Heavy retching can develop small tears in the esophagus. You can develop what’s called a Mallory-Weiss tear, a rip in the lining of the tissue where the stomach and esophagus meet. These fools should be concerned about stretching their stomachs .over time.

There haven’t been many studies conducted in the field of competitive eating but there’s some evidence that it can affect the stomach’s ability to contract after eating, a condition known as gastroparesis. The stomach can’t empty properly, making the patient feel full and nauseous all the time which could then cause vomiting.”

When competitive eaters train for their sport, they confuse the signals from the gut that alert the brain when it’s full and should stop eating but they don’t thereby it effectively obscurs the system that initiates stomach contractions and the digestive process. This in turn allows them to eat more but hinders their body’s “ability to begin emptying what is in their stomachs.

Vomiting puts these fools in a chronic way from overeating which then puts them at risk of the tearing of the stomach and esophagus and severe retching can cause an esophageal rupture.”

The Brooklyn tournament, which has been crowning super eaters since 1972, takes place each year adjacent to the original Nathan’s Famous location on the corner of Surf and Stillwell Aves. in Coney Island. The coveted Mustard Belt prize has been Joey Chestnut’s challenge to defend for 10 out of the last 11 years. The 34-year-old holds the all-time record for the contest, managing to eat 72 hot in 10 minutes which he did last year.

But virtual newcomer Carmen Cincotti who finished in second place last year had been preparing for another rematch. He said to a reporter, “In the off season, I stick to vegetables and things that are heavy in water – like a head of lettuce,” he said. But leading up to Nathan’s, (hos competitor) I’ll eat a lot of hot dogs I’ll dunk the buns in the water, shove two in (my mouth) at a time.”

Cincotti said that in the hours after the tournament, the hot dogs he wolfs down will settle and that process will be uncomfortable, but not necessarily painful. “I’m used to it,” he assured The News. “I’ve built up my stomach to hold all this food.”

Cincotti — who celebrated his 25^th birthday with or without a win on Independence Day wasn’t too concerned with the health risks but said  that he was in close contact with his general practitioner. The challenger said that if his doctor gives him a “red flag” or expressed concern about his well-being, he’d give up competitions.

 “My safety and health are number one,” he told The News. “He (Cincotti’s doctor) thinks it’s funny. It helps that I’m young and that I’m relatively new to the sport and have only been doing it for three years.”

“So far, the eating phenomena  has had only a few minor health setbacks, like a vitamin deficiency that could’ve been from anything,” He added  that his doctor runs frequent scans and blood tests to make sure he’s not in danger for prediabetes or high blood pressure.

Cincotti, like many other pro eaters isn’t remotely obese, weighing in at 150 pounds, according to reports. But he’s still able to pack it away. Last year, he downed 60 hot dogs in 10 minutes. He boasts that he has the world record for chili eating, which he said he broke in February at a competition in Orlando when he basically drank” just under two-and-a-half gallons in under six minutes. Last year, he ate 61 and three-quarters ears of corn in 12 minutes and 101 links of bratwurst in 10 minutes. Just two weeks ago, Cincotti says, he packed away 22 pounds of strawberry shortcake.

He said, “I try to stay away from sugar otherwise “because the after effects of that, I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. I’ll let you use your imagination.”

My advice to him is to stay away from eating competitions.