Food challenges are a relatively new thing, but they're getting more popular every day. Humans aren't meant to consume that much food in a single sitting, and if you've ever thought it's got to have some adverse effects on the whole body, you're correct. Watching anyone — professional or amateur — pack away an insane amount of food during any challenge brings up an important question: where the heck is it all going? According to Healthline, the average human stomach is 12 inches long, six inches wide at the widest point, and can stretch to comfortably hold about a quart of food. That's not much when you're talking about scarfing down dozens of hot dogs for a food challenge, so how do competitive eaters keep going?
Chronic overeating can stretch a person's stomach to allow them to eat much more, and when it comes to the professionals, that's exactly what they do. Take world-famous speed eating champion Matt Stonie. He's said that his stomach has between a 16- and 20-pound capacity, and just think about how much that really is.
Competitive eater Michelle Lesco told Women's Health that she trained for events by eating foods in a quantity that would help stretch her stomach. That includes things like a gallon of chocolate milk or four liters of soda, chugged in a matter of minutes. She went on to say that a properly stretched stomach allows her to shove food into it in a way she likened to, quote, "pouring sand into a bucket instead of into a deflated balloon."
Watch the video for more about the damaging effects food challenges have on your body!
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Your stomach fills up fast | 0:12
Burp or vomit? | 1:08
Your brain says stop | 2:11
The crowd effect | 3:22
Food might get stuck | 4:08
Dairy overwhelms digestion | 4:45
Spicy challenges can be dangerous | 5:36
Your body can literally drown itself | 6:29
Being skinny helps | 7:22
You'll feel bad long after it's over | 7:58
Long-term effects? | 8:43
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