Dr. Gott: Vegetarian diet endorsed by MD

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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 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. My intake of meat is closer to three ounces a month rather than the three ounces a day put forth by the writer.

When I was 23, I was diagnosed with stage III Hodgkin’s lymphoma. I survived 18 months of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. The cancer has not come back. My health has been closely monitored for the past 30-plus years, with regular checkups and blood work. If going meatless were bad, I would have found out by now.

Dear Reader: You certainly do appear to have your dietary habits under good control. The fact that you are free of your Hodgkin’s is impressive. You certainly must be doing something right.

• Write to Dr. Gott c/o United Media, 200 Madison Ave., 4th fl., New York, NY 10016.

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