This Independence Day, competitors at Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest may gulp down as many as 76 wieners in about the time it takes to read this article. Like ultramarathoners hoofing 50 miles ...

Major League Eating—the world body that oversees all professional eating contests—places a high priority on safety, according to MLE chair George Shea. Emergency medical technicians are present at all ...

Hotpot eating challenges are gaining attention as a dynamic form of competitive eating. These contests combine speed, variety ...

Taco Cabana held their inaugural World Taco Eating Championship on Saturday in celebration of their 47th anniversary. The competition saw some of the world's top-ranked competitive eaters go head to ...

Several months after the pancake eating competition, Mimi competed in her first real competition in Melbourne. She had to eat as many hot dogs as she could in 10 minutes. Now, Mimi is the number one ...

On the 240th anniversary of his country's independence, American Joey Chestnut ate 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes. A new record. "Jaws," as Chestnut is known, put down a summer's worth of cased meats at ...

WASHINGTON — He’s a world champion preparing for a high-stakes, once-a-year competition in D.C. that will test his endurance and push his body to its physical limits. Of course we’re talking about ...

In this week's issue of Newsweek, Alexander Nazaryan profiled Molly Schuyler, a competitive-eating whiz and mother of four. Women are beginning to make a serious dent in the world of competitive ...