How do you use food consumption in a sentence?

Consumption usually means the eating or intake of a substance. Here are some sentences.

• The snake's consumption of the large antelope took several hours.
• I was amazed at the amount of consumption demonstrated at the eating contest.
• His consumption of food boggles the mind.

Consumption is also a slang term for tuberculosis. Doc Holiday suffered from consumption. People with consumption are encouraged to move to a dry climate, such as the desert.
Due to his increase in appetite, his food consumption rose dramatically.