Thankfully, learning the different cuts of beef provides a helpful shorthand for how fatty or lean a particular piece of meat may be relative to other parts of the animal. Those minding their ...

an occasional portion of lean red meat is unlikely to harm you. More important than any one food, says Gunter Kuhnle of the University of Reading, is the dietary pattern of which it is a part.

Red meat is bad for you because it increases your risk of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. But lean, grass-fed cuts of red meat are okay for your health and can boost iron and B12 intake.