He broke a record by eating 19,200 hot dogs: now medical studies warn that he has irreparable damage and that he will live fewer years | the Chronicle

Joey Chestnut, a man of United States who have the world record to eat 19,200 hot dogs along 16 years old, present irreparable damage to your health, since a recent medical study to which he was subjected assured him that the excessive consumption of fast food It took years of his life.

Despite the negative health diagnosis, the man from 37 years assured that he will continue to eat hot dogs Unless he starts to gain weight and have problems with his body because he considers himself to be in good health.

There are days, The Washington Post published a study conducted by the University of Michigan who claimed that eating a only the pancho can reduce 36 minutes of healthy life of somebody. This post has gone viral on various social networks where some Internet users have referred to the world record man.

One of the people who spoke about the famous university study was the sports journalist from the United States, Gary Sheffield Jr. Through his Twitter account, he made Chestnut’s case visible. “Joey Chestnut would already be dead”, he wrote citing the note.

And it is that according to what was revealed by the University of Michigan, the 19,200 hot dogs that the chestnut has consumed in recent years He had a year and 115 days to live.

However, on July 4, the man lost two days of his life eating 76 hot dogs in just 10 minutes, breaking his own record consolidate as world champion at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2021, the famous hot dog contest that takes place every July 4 in Coney Island, United States.

The champion ate one more hot dog than in 2020 and reached an unprecedented number in his career. Out of the last 15 competitions, he has won 14 – he only lost in 2015 -.

“It was just goodThat’s what Chestnut had to tell ESPN, the channel that aired the long-awaited show.

“Even though I felt uncomfortable, the fact that everyone encourages me and pushes me makes me feel good” added the winner, pointing out that last year he couldn’t celebrate because the tournament was held in the private domain due to restrictions.

According to CNBC, The chestnut brings in about $ 300,000 per year thanks to the companies that hire him for beat food records on your social networks. For example, he once broke the record for eating Big Macs by devouring 32 burgers in 38 minutes.