peer pressure used to be a pretty important (and efficient) tool for society to control itself.
not every decision needs a cost-benefit analysis. though chomping down that many pounds of nice ribeye steaks has a not insignificant cost. to me it seems normal to ask about it.
It varies between individuals, but there are absolutely cases where steak and other red meats can have health concerns. Hemochromatosis is one that immediately comes to mind.
Not specifically, no. I think the benefits for me personally outweigh the risks, anyway. Everyone's physiology is different, so I don't expect everyone else to eat the way I do.
It is actually the reverse. Keto & carnivore(with only fatty read meat) is the best. If you have diseases like diabetes/epilepsy/mental-illness/food-addiction/etc it (may) help a lot. I eat 6-7 days/week red meat.
> FWIW, I hear there could be issues with (too much) iron especially for men.
Too much iron can cause serious systemic issues, especially for the liver, and yes, men tend to have worse symptoms for the simple reason that one of the treatments for high iron is bloodletting. Unlike women, men don't have a natural built in mechanism to do so regularly.
It's for sure not the "reverse", even if for some people with certain diseases the benefits may outweigh the risks. It's undeniably linked to certain cancers and arteriosclerosis
It's actually the reverse. "some people" is every person that is overweight (50% of USA). "cancer" are studies where it includes other things, like fast food etc. Haven't researched arteriosclerosis, but we'd have to see studies being done on healthy patients with strict keto/carnivore and not dirty diet.