Poll: Most would not stop eating meat if asked to by their loved one

[frazzled]

25. Sometimes there is

The recommended diet for lupus (one of the illnesses in question) states that "moderate amounts of meats, poultry, and oily fish" should (not can, but should) be included in the diet, along with fruits and vegetables and whole grains. We're talking about severely compromised immune systems here.

For most people, there is also no health reason to follow a fully vegetarian diet. It's a choice, and whatever you choose, as long as you eat wisely (meaning not too much red meat for meat eaters, and for vegetarians not too much pizza), you're on solid ground. Which doesn't mean that either vegetarians or moderate meat eaters will never get ill. We put too much emphasis on food woo in this society, and too little on living wisely and with joy, whatever choices you make. Life is always short (even for people like my dad, who has eaten a lot of meat his whole life and will turn 100 in a few months, still riding his stationary bicycle every day).

I say, different strokes for different folks, and enjoy eating whatever it is you eat, as long as it includes (mostly) healthful options.