I had to do some math after reading that. An entire ham is 14-18 lbs on average.  I assumed the middle ground, 16 lbs. In real units that works out to 7.3 kg.  For that much ham (based on spiral cut glazed ham) we're looking at: -12,905 calories  -604 g fat (of which 216 g is saturated fat)  -5184 mg cholesterol (recommended under 300 mg daily)  -73,434 mg sodium (recommended under 1500 mg daily)  -1382 g protein With all of this being consumed at once, I can only imagine the strain placed on the liver and kidneys, or the amount of water needed to process all of this.  It's really mind-blowing.