So you want to become a competitive eater? You better start strengthening that tongue. David Becker / Getty Images for Netflix When Takeru Kobayashi entered the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2001 ...

The idea that competitive eaters are athletes is as well accepted as the idea that hot dogs are healthy food. Take Eric "Badlands" Booker, one of the most popular figures in the history of the ...

The world-renowned Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Competition was held this fourth of July. Joey Chestnut set a new record by downing 72 hot dogs in 10 minutes. However, according a 2007 study published in ...

Darrien Thomas was 16 years old at his first eating contest. The Orillia, Ont., native remembers standing in a sea of 200 people in Barrie ready to watch the godfather of professional-eating Takeru ...

They train hard, they develop incredible techniques to defeat their competitors and they subject their bodies to major abuse. Competitive eaters have moved from freakshows at carnivals to the ...

CAMMACK, Ind. (WTHR) - A central Indiana woman is getting ready to show her eating skills off on a national stage. There's a great diner near Yorktown called Cammack Station. They serve great food, so ...

Joel Hansen says he doesn’t even like poutine. But on Saturday, out of 10 professional contestants from around the globe, he became the 2024 champion at the largest poutine eating contest in the world ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just call him Beard Meets Food. The European top ranked competitive eater, Adam Moran sauntered into, of all places, Skin’s Hot ...

The world-renowned Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Competition celebrated its 100th Anniversary this past 4th of July weekend. Joey Chestnut set a new record by downing 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Miki Sudo ...