Stuff Your Face - How Do Competitive Eaters Do It?

Posted on January 29th, 2010.

Have you ever wondered how champion eaters stuff all that food in without getting sick? Well, so has Dr. David Metz, a gastroenterologist at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He notes that competitive eaters are an interesting group of people who

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seem to have abilities that many in the normal population don’t. Eating champions are able to keep stuffing their face on food way past the point where most people would begin to feel sick. Many competitors train for an even by drinking quickly gallons of water to help stretch the stomach or eat large quantities of high-fiber, low-calorie foods, for instance cabbage which stays in the stomach longer before breaking down.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2006/0701-stuff_your_face.htm#

Researchers believe such eaters could have the ability to keep eating after they are full because of the suppression of hormone signals from the stomach to the brain that indicate fullness. As the food starts emptying into the small bowel, that switches on hormone stimuli. If those are dampened or blocked, you can eat beyond it and stuff your face says Dr. Metz.

Have you ever watched a competition? Could you really stuff your face? Many who win are very thin. It could be because their stomachs can stretch easily due to little or no fat pushing against it. Dr. Metz believes that as long as the stomach can relax, they’ll continue to get more food in, compared to the guy who is big and has a lot of belly fat resistance.

All this information may lead to new understandings on how to combat obesity and overeating. I just think it is a cool thing to know the why of how some people can do things others can’t without harming themselves in the process. While I don’t advise you to stuff your face it can be fun to watch others do it.
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