Competition Eating

[type two paul]

As a diabetic I am absolutely astounded how these competition eaters that you find on Youtube can actually consume the massive amount of calories that they do. Not only from a stomach capacity but the actual carbs/calories that the organs have to digest and process afterwards. I think on one video some guy ate one of those gigantic Toblerones. The sugar in that would finish me off for sure. It really does go to show how we are all built differently genetically. I do wonder, however, if some of them are heading for diabetes later on in life? Has anybody here ever been able to consume such vast amounts before becoming diabetic?

 

[Pura Vida]

I believe that I heard of some that have dropped dead at these competitions .

 

[type two paul]

I believe that I heard of some that have dropped dead at these competitions .

That wouldn't surprise me. I worked out that in a 4.5kg Toblerone that I mentioned, there are 24075 calories and 2723g of carbs. That's a ridiculous amount to consume.

 

[therower]

Perhaps, instead of focusing what these “ athletes “ eat you may want to consider what they do to justify eating what they do.
A day in the life of a power lifter, bodybuilder or weightlifter is along way from what a lot consider normal.
Although a percentage of these athletes do die young it’s not purely down to what they have eaten.
Also worth remembering that when you see bodybuilders on a stage, massive muscles an all that they have actually been following a zero carb diet weeks and months prior to getting on stage.

 

[KK123]

I simply had to click on this post with that title, my mind was boggling. I guess many non diabetics can eat vast amounts of carbs and they do but I can't see how this would not affect them in some way, if only because their body's metabolism would be working overtime.

 

[kev-w]

Perhaps, instead of focusing what these “ athletes “ eat you may want to consider what they do to justify eating what they do.
A day in the life of a power lifter, bodybuilder or weightlifter is along way from what a lot consider normal.
Although a percentage of these athletes do die young it’s not purely down to what they have eaten.
Also worth remembering that when you see bodybuilders on a stage, massive muscles an all that they have actually been following a zero carb diet weeks and months prior to getting on stage.

Steroids, steroids and more steroids those guys, with growth hormone thrown in with a little Humulin S if they can get it and you wonder how many get kidney stones in later life from the whey protein they hammer

If I ever eat in one of those 'all you can eat for an hour' restaurants they take a hit as I can put food away and I know which dishes I can eat and which I can't, 'hollow legs' my mum used to say when I was young at meal times.

 

[kev-w]

I can get a 27g mars bar in my mouth sideways as far as it goes, can't take it off you then, can they....

 

[Pura Vida]

As a diabetic I am absolutely astounded how these competition eaters that you find on Youtube can actually consume the massive amount of calories that they do. Not only from a stomach capacity but the actual carbs/calories that the organs have to digest and process afterwards. I think on one video some guy ate one of those gigantic Toblerones. The sugar in that would finish me off for sure. It really does go to show how we are all built differently genetically. I do wonder, however, if some of them are heading for diabetes later on in life? Has anybody here ever been able to consume such vast amounts before becoming diabetic?

https://www.therichest.com/shocking/15-tragic-cases-of-people-who-died-during-eating-competitions/