Ill-effects of food challenge on body of competitive eater

 Food challenge seem to be fun. The crowd enjoys it while the competitive eater gets fame, name, some money and free food. But it takes its toll on the body of the person competing.

Ill- effects

1. Food choking

2. Nausea, retching, vomiting

3. Jaw pain and even arthritis due to prolonged and fast food munching

4. Gastric distension to the point of perforation


5. Loose motions especially with milk good challenge

6. Gastric ulcers and their complications with spicy food challenge

7. Water intoxication and hyponatremia (low blood sodium levels) with water drinking challenge

8. Wrecking of the satiety reflex

9. Stress and tension

10. Long term effects that are yet unknown.

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