http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/23/AR2009032301626.html?nav=igoogle

"Among women, those who ate the most red meat were 36 percent more likely to die for any reason, 20 percent more likely to die of cancer and 50 percent more likely to die of heart disease. Men who ate the most meat were 31 percent more likely to die for any reason, 22 percent more likely to die of cancer and 27 percent more likely to die of heart disease."

So according to this site on causes of death, heart-related deaths constitute 28.5 percent of all deaths. So if you regularly eat red meat, women have a 36.2 percent chance and men have a 42.8 percent chance of dying a heart related death.

It's official. Red meat is more dangerous than cancer (which weighs in at 22.8%).

And also murderers (homicide makes up only 0.7%). It is actually reasonable to be more afraid of the steak you're eating than the creepy guy with a machete staring at you from your dining room window.