The Best Competitive Eaters

Dec 01, 2003 5:26 PM
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If the skinny Japanese victors at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog contests wasn't enough to convince you, here's a seriously petite gal from my adopted city of Alexandria, VA, who displayed her own knack for gluttony:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Petite former Burger King manager Sonya Thomas wolfed down 7-3/4 pounds of holiday food in 12 minutes on Wednesday to defeat a pair of 400-pound rivals and win the Thanksgiving Invitational eating contest.

The 106-pound Thomas of Alexandria, Virginia, devoured massive helpings of yams, green beans, cranberry sauce and turducken, a turkey stuffed with duck, chicken and sausage, to win the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) event.

"I'm full but I could eat more," Thomas, 36, said. Asked her secret, she said, "I just eat fast, that's all."
How do they do it? A commonly-forwarded theory is that there is less existing body fat to impede the expansion of a gorged stomach.

(via Wizbang)
Comments: The Best Competitive Eaters

Whoop, whoop

Alexandria in the howiz!

(or something like that)

Posted by: David Kearns on December 1, 2003 5:45 PM | permalink

Not to accuse them, but it sounds like bulimia. People who suffer from that eat in binges and then purge. So they can take in massive amounts of food in a short period, without gaining weight.

Posted by: O'dell on December 1, 2003 7:57 PM | permalink

I agree with O'Dell.

Posted by: Daniel on December 3, 2003 1:29 PM | permalink

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