If you’re asking what the claim is getting at: beets (beetroot) aren’t known to cause a hidden dangerous condition in most people when eaten as a normal food.
What can happen:
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Pink or red urine (beeturia): Harmless in many people and can occur after eating beets.
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Red/pink stools: Beet pigments can also temporarily change stool color.
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Lower blood pressure: Beets contain nitrates that can increase nitric oxide and may modestly lower blood pressure.
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Kidney stones: Beets are relatively high in oxalates, so people prone to calcium-oxalate kidney stones may need to moderate their intake.
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Allergy or digestive symptoms: Uncommon, but possible.
So a headline such as “Doctors reveal that eating beets causes…” is incomplete without the missing context. Beets can have genuine nutritional and physiological effects, but the dramatic implication that they generally cause a serious illness isn’t supported by the evidence.
