Acknowledgments

THANK YOU TO THE THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS IN RESEARCH studies and to the staff of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine who helped establish the health power of vegan diets. Thanks to Susan Levin, MS, RD, for her guidance on complete nutrition for children. The recipes come through the generosity of Christine Waltermyer; Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD; Dora Stone; Rose Saltalamacchia; Lee Crosby, RD; Noah Kauffman; Karen Smith, RD; Caroline Trapp, DNP; Maggie Neola, RD; and Naif Hérin, and Christine tested them all carefully. I am very grateful to all of you! Thanks also to Jill Eckart, CHC; Susan Levin, MS, RD; Lee Crosby, RD; Andrea Cimino; Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD; Karen Smith, RD; Maggie Neola, RD; Noah Kauffman; Erica Nielson; Ashley Waddell; Sonia Hawkins; and Laura Anderson for reviewing the text. Thank you to Amber Green, RD, for handling all the nutrient analyses. Thank you to my literary agent, Brian DeFiore, and my editor, Leah Miller, for their expertise and wonderful support of this book.