What does the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest have in common with the Indianapolis 500? A lot if you’re Joey Chestnut, the 16-time Nathan’s champion set to return to the contest Friday after a ...

Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. This Independence Day, competitors at ...

Every year, the Nathan’s Famous 4th of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest draws nearly 25,000 people to Coney Island, N.Y., while over a million viewers tune in to ESPNs ...

I’ve learned a few things from competitive eaters lately. There’s some interesting psychology at play in the sport, which arise from two opposite camps: some take a certain laissez-fair approach, ...

There are almost three dozen competitive eating events on the International Federation of Competitive Eating website (yes, the IFOCE really exists), and hundreds of other food battles are fought each ...

Competitive eating legend Joey Chestnut will take center stage in Dallas this weekend for a halftime showdown during the inaugural State Fair Clásico soccer match at the Cotton Bowl. The event kicks ...

So today is one of the top American holidays for eating, right? I mean, there is Thanksgiving, of course, but the Fourth of July features some serious cookouts. And don't forget the de facto Super ...

On the 241st anniversary of his country's independence, American Joey Chestnut ate 72 hot dogs in 10 minutes. A new record. "Jaws," as Chestnut is known, put down a summer's worth of cased meats at ...

Ever wondered why Nathan's started its iconic hot dog eating contest? Learn about the event's origins and the strange history of competitive eating.

We followed the No. 1 ranked female eater, Miki Sudo, and her husband, Nick Wehry, as they trained for a competitive eating contest in Las Vegas.

The Japanese competitive eater stars in the upcoming ESPN documentary The Good, The Bad, The Hungry Just watching an eating competition can do weird things to your stomach — but how does it make the ...