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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The 4th of July traditional hotdog eating contest got us thinking about why food and the holiday are so intertwined. Some experts have gone deep on the subject of competitive eating. So today is one ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fans of the All-American hot dog have likely heard of Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Perhaps even the name Joey Chestnut, 15-time champion of the event, has graced dinner table conversations at some ...

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.