Beef has many health benefits, and eating more of it is very beneficial to the body. However, beef also has its dietary taboos. If consumed improperly, it can also cause certain harm to the body.
1. Be careful with improper pairings, as they can lead to poisoning
Eating beef with brown sugar can cause bloating;
Eating beef with pickled vegetables can lead to poisoning;
Eating beef with catfish can lead to poisoning;
Eating beef with river snails can lead to poisoning;
Eating beef with bean sauce can damage the five internal organs;
Eating beef with Cyperus rotundus can cause nine ulcers;
Eating beef with chives can easily lead to excessive internal heat;
Eating beef with olives can cause physical discomfort.
2. Patients with nephritis should not eat too much
Beef is a high-protein food and should not be consumed in large amounts by patients with nephritis, so as not to加重 the burden on the kidneys. It can also reduce the effectiveness of aminophylline drugs when taken together.
3. Do not consume in excess
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, beef has the effects of tonifying the middle jiao, replenishing qi, nourishing the spleen and stomach, strengthening muscles and bones, resolving phlegm, stopping convulsions, quenching thirst, and stopping salivation. It is suitable for patients with insufficient middle qi, shortness of breath, physical weakness, soreness in muscles and bones, long-term anemia, sallow complexion, emaciation, dizziness, and vertigo. The recommended amount is about 80 grams per meal. Excessive consumption may increase the risk of colon and prostate cancer.
4. Not suitable for the elderly and children to eat in large quantities
Beef is high in cholesterol and fat, so it is not advisable for the elderly, children, or people with weak digestion to eat too much.
5. Cannot be eaten with liquor
Eating beef with liquor can cause inflammation of the teeth. Liquor is a product of great warmth and heat. For people with a heat constitution, drinking liquor and eating beef is like adding fuel to the fire, easily causing red face, body heat, and worsening of sores and carbuncles.
6. Beef should not be grilled
Beef should not be smoked, grilled, or barbecued, as this may produce carcinogens such as benzopyrene and nitrosamines.
7. Beef and pork cannot be eaten together
The saying that beef and pork should not be eaten together has a long history. From the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine, first, considering the medicinal properties of food, pork is sour, cold, and slightly cool, with a nature that is greasy and yin-cold. Beef, on the other hand, has a sweet and warm aroma, and can tonify the spleen and stomach, strengthen the waist and legs, and has the effect of pacifying the middle jiao and replenishing qi. The two are one warm and one cold, one tonifying the middle jiao and spleen, and the other cold and greasy, which weakens a person. Their natures and flavors are in conflict, so they should not be eaten together.