Most average individuals know that the feeling of overeating after a holiday dinner can be awful, and every single person tuning into yesterday's competitive eating competition is imagining that the 'athletes' feel similarly disgusting - just multiplied exponentially.
But what actually happens to the human body when you overeat or overeat enough to be top in a competition? The Daily Mirror reached out to medical experts around the world to find out for you.
The 2023 Nathan's Famous hot dog eating competition featured 31 people eating yesterday, men and women. Each one of these individuals is a professional competitive eater who had to qualify for the contest and is sponsored by Major League Eating (MLE).
