DEAR DR. GOTT: In the past, a reader of your column extolled the virtues of eating meat. Here is my humble opinion on the subject.

I am a 56-year-old male who is 99 percent vegetarian. If I were responsible for all my own meals, I could easily make that 100 percent. I am not a great consumer of eggs or milk, although I do use them in baking, and it is hard to make a pizza without cheese. So I do get some animal protein. My intake of meat is closer to three ounces a month rather than the three ounces a day put forth by the writer as a minimum daily requirement.

When I wa...

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