I watched the annual Nathan's July Fourth Hot Dog Eating Contest this year, in which the champ Joey Chesnut consumed 54 hot dogs and buns (over 28,ooo kcal) in 10 minutes.  Some observations: The majority of the eaters appeared to be thin (some very) in good shape.  I know little about how these people "train" for eating competitions, but I suspect (as the study below suggests) it is mostly a practice of extreme self-control.  It is tempting to speculate that the personality types necessary Read more [...]