Eating red meat has been linked to cancer but its got more to do with how the meat is cooked instead of just the meat itself. Grilling meat has been shown to deposit carcinogens on the surface of the meat to be consumed. Its the burnt stuff from the meal before or burning the surface of what your eating is where the trouble is. Countries that dont grill have significantly lower rates of stomach and colon cancer than us Americans. I always clean the grill real well prior to cooking and make sure I dont burn or turn the edges black of the meat I am about to eat. Also fiber helps to pass that bad stuff through you before it can sit in your intestine and absorb into the bloodstream.