It's not even clear what's meant by "red meat". In all the studies they mix up consumption of unprocessed and processed meats. In my totally non-scientific meta

It's not even clear what's meant by "red meat". In all the studies they mix up consumption of unprocessed and processed meats. In my totally non-scientific metastudy I came to the conclusion that it's essentially processed meat with nitrates that poses the major health threat.