If you’ve ever feasted on a delicious beet salad at dinner, you may have gotten a surprise the next morning: a reddish tinge to what you left in the bowl. This color shift might look a little like ...

After you've eaten beets, your poop and urine can take on a shocking red or pink color — but why? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Consuming beets can cause a person to pass red-hued stool or urine. This is due to the presence of betalain pigments in beets. Betanin is a strong antioxidant present in each cell in the beetroot. It ...