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What Happens to Your Body During a Speed Eating Competition?

Clip Season 51 5:45 Premiered 20250106

Competitive eaters stretch their stomachs beyond limits. Here’s what happens inside their bodies.

Competitive eaters train to stretch their stomachs far beyond normal limits, allowing them to consume massive amounts of food in minutes. But this extreme practice takes a toll on the body. Here’s how they do it - and what happens inside their bodies.

Competitive eaters train to stretch their stomachs far beyond normal limits, allowing them to consume massive amounts of food in minutes. But this extreme practice takes a toll on the body. Here’s how they do it – and what happens inside their bodies.