/oss/taxonomy/term/5320/all en /oss/article/nutrition-general-science/its-egg-time <p>No, Paul Newman did not really eat fifty eggs in an hour in the 1967 film classic, Cool Hand Luke. But that would hardly be a challenge for Joey Chestnut, the world’s best-known competitive eater. Joey polished off 141 hard-boiled eggs in just eight minutes and holds the world record for this event. That is about 16 pounds of eggs and around 11,000 calories! His girth was visibly greater after the event but as far as his blood cholesterol goes, one can only guess that it spiked but since competitive eating has no rules about any kind of blood testing, one can only guess.</p> Fri, 02 Apr 2021 20:20:39 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8677 at /oss