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Yes, I'm in cattle country (seriously there are more cattle in my state than people) so we eat a lot of beef. I try to moderate my family's intake to 2 times a week, but honestly my husband grew up eating it 5-6 times a week.

I've always been more of a chicken person myself. And I have taken to doing ground turkey in recipes where I don't think he will notice as much. It's tough though, beef is a staple around here.

Yes, we eat red meat about twice a week!

I wish but its pricey - we usually eat chicken

The China Study would definitely be worth reading. Eating a plant-diet was inspired by ethics and health. The science doesn't lie. With that said, I think there so so many other contributing factors ... Exercise, exposure to toxins, etc. I think it's about finding what makes you feel best and going from there. We're all on our own journey.

My dad had triple bypass heart surgery when I was in 6th grade, so my parents totally revamped our diet and cut out red meat so I got used to never eating it! We eat it every so often, but I don't ever crave a steak or anything.

Because of the history of heart issues in my family I plan to keep it that way!

I never eat red meat or any other mammal meat for that matter. I stopped eating it in 2008 although even before then I ate very little amounts of it. For me it's not just a health decision but also an emotional one.

I prefer it to other meat. I eat it about 3 days a week. We got a 1/4 beef from a farm down the road- it's a great option if you have the storage space. And the cost is great about $4.50 a lb broken down and wrapped.

Only in burger form and I eat burgers maybe 5 times a year.

I love red meat! But someone we live (and eat, and cook) with limits himself to 6 oz a week (and no processed meats like sausage, deli meat, etc) so it's cut down our consumption as well. I don't miss it that much, and it makes me appreciate the burger here and there so much more.

Digestive cancers are big in both our families so I'm very glad his new eating habits have rubbed off on us, even a little. We eat a whole lot more chicken, turkey, fish, and tofu than we did before!

I almost never eat beef because it makes me feel awful. I do eat quite a bit of venison, though. Not sure how that stacks up against beef in regards to how one's body reacts to it, but I know it's far healthier in a lot of regards. My husband would eat steak every day if you'd let him, though. His father has had like 3 heart attacks, so I rarely make it in the house. Neither of us eat much pork, though bacon is a staple. I prefer chicken over anything else.

I love it, but there's a history of GI cancer in our family, so we mostly avoid it. The research says that one small serving a week doesn't increase your chances of cancers, but we end up only having it once every few weeks.

I love red meat and eat it multiple times a week. Doctor keeps telling me to eat more of it because I'm always anemic.

I love it and eat a lot of it. I actually feel much better when I eat it regularly than the few times I've eliminated it or cut back a lot. Different strokes for different folks!

We eat grassfed local beef 3-4x a week. I know that's a lot but I feel better about it because it's grassfed.

Not really. We never ate beef growing up - like, ever - except venison, and I'm not sure where that stacks up? I started eating it once in a while after college, and I enjoy a good burger or steak, but that's maybe twice a month or so. DH eats it more than I do, he wants steak and will cook it for himself maybe once a week. We eat a lot of chicken and fish.

I typically don't eat much meat at all, but DH is a meat man. Heaven forbid I not make a steak once a week. Not my fav at all!

To answer your question, yes, we regularly eat red meat. We prefer it, but eat also chicken and fish. We don't eat it everyday but I would say red meat is definitely eaten more frequently than other proteins in our house. If it was cheaper, we probably would eat more red meat.

ETA- the link you listed didn't list any links to the research. That's annoying. I hate when sites mention 'research' but don't cute the links. I did find the Harvard link. http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/Red-meat-and-colon-cancer.shtml

Anyway, I think anything in excess is bad. I think there is research that eating foods that are grilled have a potential to cause cancer.