Have you ever heard of an eating competition? A competition where competitors forcefully eat triple the amounts of food they eat per day when it could be given to starving families. Doesn’t that sound unhealthy and unfair? According to Richard Sine and Sarah McCarry’s articles, competitive eating needs to be stopped.
However it may be entertaining to watch, these competitions constantly waste food. Chefs produce meals in large portions for these competitions that is being scarfed down by well-fed competitors when the food could be given to starving families in other countries. “The food is being wasted in these competitions” stated Sarah McCarry on page 1 in her article “Should We Ban Competitive Eating?”. Yes, it is their decision if they want to participate, but they only want to take part in these competitions because we are giving them the choice to. …show more content…
Sine stated “Competitive eating can cause indigestion, heart disease, diabetes, overeating, and obesity” on page 1 and 2 in his article “How Safe Is It?”. He describes how competitive eating causes several health risks and nonetheless,
However it may be entertaining to watch, these competitions constantly waste food. Chefs produce meals in large portions for these competitions that is being scarfed down by well-fed competitors when the food could be given to starving families in other countries. “The food is being wasted in these competitions” stated Sarah McCarry on page 1 in her article “Should We Ban Competitive Eating?”. Yes, it is their decision if they want to participate, but they only want to take part in these competitions because we are giving them the choice to. …show more content…
Sine stated “Competitive eating can cause indigestion, heart disease, diabetes, overeating, and obesity” on page 1 and 2 in his article “How Safe Is It?”. He describes how competitive eating causes several health risks and nonetheless,