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What competitive eating does to the body By Mandy Oaklander Senior Editor Nothing screams July 4th like a good old-fashioned hot-dog eating contest. (The most famous one in the world happens today in Coney Island.) But as health journalists, we had to wonder: what do speed-eating competitions do to the human body? Matt Fuchs spoke to a doctor, along with former and current champs, to find out what exactly happens to all those calories. It isn't pretty. READ MORE Share This Story

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