Meat Sweats
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The Meat Sweats is a term of art in the world of competitive eating used to describe a condition that strikes certain eaters in meat-centric competitions. First identified by writer David Kreizman, the meat sweats overwhelm some gurgitators with profuse perspiration. This systemic condition is reportedly prompted by the combination of protein and adrenaline. IFOCE sprinter Dale Boone is known to suffer this malady.
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[edit] Degrees of severity
Meat sweats are generally categorized on a scale of varying degrees starting at third-degree, being a mild meat sweat, to a first-degree meat sweat being very severe in nature. Generally, pork and chicken dishes will result in third-degree meat sweats, depending on the gross amount consumed, and beef will result in a first-degree meat sweat. A first-degree meat sweat can result in a temporary debilitating condition causing one to feel symptoms of lethargy, depression and severe apathy. The spiciness of the meat consumed, in a counterintuitive outcome, does not necessarily increase amount of meat sweats that one experiences. This may have to do with the nature of meat sweats, which have a base of lipids rather than perspiration.
[edit] Meat Sweat Moan
Depending on the severity (see degrees of meat sweats - above), meat sweats will often times be accompanied by a hyperaudible moan or wail. Many believe that this is the product of an innate mammalian urge to express primal superiority over other beings in proximity.[citation needed]
[edit] Meat Sweat Urban Legend
Despite the names, eating veggie burgers or veggie dogs, can in fact, cause meat sweats.
[edit] Possible cures
There is no known remedy for meat sweats, besides, of course, not eating so much meat.
