if a person is already obese and at risk of gout then by all means red meat consumption must be curtailed as it would only aggravate the condition but a healthy individual who is not overweight and manages hisher health well by eating a balanced diet and exercising regularly need not cut red meat out completelybottomline if you are at risk avoid gout by drinking plenty of water and balancing the effect of uric acid through a balanced dietmyth about red meat red meat is bad for the heartfact no direct link exists between red meat consumption and poor heart health a simple explanation is that you can consume fats and increase your calories and bad cholesterol through other foods as well if you eat lean red meat within safe limits and stick to 90gms or less a day you are safebottomline if you maintain 90gms of lean red meat daily clubbed with a balanced diet and exercise you can rest assured that your heart will not sufferfor more stories follow us on twitter and facebook