What is Matt Stonie doing now?

As of April 2022, Stonie has amassed over 15.3 million subscribers and 3.11 billion video views on his YouTube channel, with his most viewed video having been viewed over 126 million times. In August of 2022, Stonie partnered with TGI Friday’s to release his own franchise of fast casual restaurants, Stonie Bowls.

Do competitive eaters throw up after?

Discomfort following an event is common with nausea, heartburn, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea. People may also use laxatives or force themselves to vomit following the event, with associated risks.

What happens to the bodies of competitive eaters?

But in the University of Pennsylvania study, researchers wrote, “We speculate that professional speed eaters eventually may develop morbid obesity, profound gastroparesis, intractable nausea and vomiting, and even the need for a gastrectomy.

What happens to the stomachs of competitive eaters?

The University of Pennsylvania researchers described competitive eating as self-destructive, risking “morbid obesity, profound gastroparesis, intractable nausea and vomiting and even the need for a gastrectomy.” Even a sleeve gastrectomy, which removes 80 percent of the stomach, sometimes can’t stop weight gain.

Why are professional eaters skinny?

Many competitive eaters fast before and after an event. In fact, being thin allows you to eat more during a contest, according to the “belt of fat” theory, which posits that belly fat restricts the stomach’s ability to expand.

How do pro eaters stay skinny?

Perhaps part of the reason is because most of the calories competitive eaters take in aren’t absorbed by the body. The small intestine recognizes when it doesn’t need nutrients, Fleischer said. In the case of a big eating competition, most of the food, he said, exits the small intestine and is not absorbed.