There's also some evidence that high levels of iron are linked to intestinal cancer.[0] So maybe the meat is just a proxy of iron. My takeaway is that the links

There's also some evidence that high levels of iron are linked to intestinal cancer.[0] So maybe the meat is just a proxy of iron. My takeaway is that the links between X food and Y disease are still largely a mystery. The correlation may be there, but the cause is not understood. [0] http://nautil.us/issue/67/reboot/iron-is-the-new-cholesterol http://nautil.us/issue/67/reboot/iron-is-the-new-cholesterol