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Firstly, let's clarify something... no one has ever proven that red meat causes heart disease, diabetes, cancer, or any other chronic disease. In fact, there hasn't been a single randomized, clinical trial conducted on the subject. The best we can say for sure is that red meat is associated with all of these diseases. In other words, people who consume more red meat tend to have an increased chance of developing these problems. I'm not arguing that fact. Many studies have demonstrated this association and it is a relatively consistent finding. What I am arguing, however, is that there are several key factors that explain this common link between red meat and chronic disease, and none of them involve red meat being inherently deadly. Prepare yourself for a series of truth bombs...