Red Meat Increases Risk of Dying From 9 Diseases

Your doctor has a bit of explaining to do to reconcile these competing studies;

 

Total red meat intake of ≥ 0.5 servings/d does not negatively influence cardiovascular disease risk factors: A systemically searched meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

 

Study: Protein from meat, fish may help men age well

 

Study links eating more protein to lowered stroke risk

 

Frequent red meat eaters at higher risk of stroke

 

A case-control study on red meat consumption and risk of stroke among a group of Iranian adults

The laypersons writeup on this:

Red Meat Increases Risk of Dying From 9 Diseases

The research behind this: 

Mortality from different causes associated with meat, hemeiron, nitrates, and nitrites in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study: populationbased cohort study