People who eat a lot of red meat, especially processed red meat, have a higher risk of cancer, likely due to lower intake of vegetables and insoluble fiber, rather than the meat itself.

“if the question is do people who eat a lot of red meat or do people who eat a lot of processed red meat have a higher risk of getting cancer I think the the answer that question is yes but it's probably less because of the meat although in the case of certain processing it may be the case but it's probably much more because of what they're not eating it's probably much more because their diets tend to be much lower in vegetables and specifically much lower in insoluble fiber which plays a very important role in the prevention of coloral cancer”