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Editor's Note
We're proud to present our expanded 4th editionof our Low-Iodine Recipe Collection.These recipes were created and contributed bydozens of volunteers for ThyCa: Thyroid CancerSurvivors' Association, Inc. <www.thyca.org>.We've included the contributors' names. Whereno name is listed, the recipe is by the editor orwas donated anonymously.Special thanks to all the generous thyroid cancersurvivors who have given us their originalrecipes for this collection and to M.L. Sprungfor her help editing the new recipes for the 4thedition.Several additional recipes arrived after thisedition went into publication. We thank thesecontributors as well. We're holding your recipesfor our next edition.I'd also like to thank all of those who contributedtheir recipes to our rst three collections. Specialthanks also to Nina Geiger for her contributionof Low-Iodine Diet Tips and Low-Iodine DietSnacks, and to Cherry Wunderlich, LaurenPrunetta, and M. L. Sprung for their editorialassistance and desktop publishing.Our thanks also to our medical advisors as wellas our recent conference speakers on researchon the low-iodine diet. We appreciate yourexpertise and support. Conference speakershave included Stephanie Lee, M.D., Ph.D.,Endocrinologist, Boston Medical Center, MA,and Nancy Sebring, M.Ed., R.D., ResearchDietitian, National Institutes of Health,Bethesda, Maryland.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this cookbook isintended for educational purposes only. It is notintended, nor should it be interpreted, as medicaladvice or directions of any kind. Any personviewing this information is strongly advisedto consult their own medical doctor(s) for allmatters involving their health and medical care.