A group of experts looked at the best research to give advice on how much red meat and processed meat people should eat, considering health effects like heart disease and cancer, and what matters to...

Eating more red and processed meat doesn't seem to help prevent cancer, according to studies that looked at how much people eat.

Eating red meat might raise your chances of dying from cancer or getting certain types of cancer, according to big reviews of past research.

Eating more unprocessed red meat might seem linked to lower risk of a certain type of colon cancer in health pros, but it's probably because these folks eat healthier overall — not because the meat itself is protective.

Eating a lot of red meat — especially processed kinds like bacon or sausages — might increase your chances of dying from heart disease, and this seems to affect women more than men.

Lean beef can be part of a healthy plant-based diet without hurting your heart or blood sugar markers — at least in the short term for overweight women.