Once, a team led by Dutch scientist Mark Post developed a $330,000 lab-grown beef burger, which sparked a heated online debate: "Would you dare to eat artificial beef?" Whether artificial beef can make it to people's dining tables is still up in the air, but patients with liver, kidney, or skin diseases are genuinely "afraid" to eat beef.
As a high-protein food, beef can加重 the burden on the kidneys, so patients with kidney disease should consume it with caution. Patients with liver disease cannot eat fried or greasy foods, so when they do eat beef, it should be primarily stewed and not consumed in large quantities. For patients with skin diseases, beef is considered a "trigger food" that can easily induce certain illnesses and should not be consumed while taking traditional Chinese medicine. Meanwhile, people with high cholesterol and high fat, as well as the elderly, pregnant women, children, and those with weak digestion, should also avoid eating too much beef.
Randomly mixing beef with other foods can also cause adverse reactions such as vomiting and poisoning. Firstly, beef products should not be repeatedly heated or refrigerated, as this not only destroys the fresh texture and protein structure of the beef but also produces adverse byproducts. Secondly, beef is also not suitable for smoking, roasting, or pickling, as smoked and roasted beef can easily produce carcinogens. Consuming beef with baijiu (Chinese liquor) can cause gum inflammation; eating beef with chestnuts can lead to vomiting, and consuming beef with river snails, pickled vegetables, or catfish can cause poisoning. Beef and brown sugar together can cause bloating, and eating it with olives can also lead to physical discomfort.