America is in the throes of a nutritional crisis and children are at its very heart.Here is a book that forthrightly examines this problem from the perspective of an internationally renowned nutritionist and a holistically trained physician. Learn why:1 out of every 5 American children is overweight.The incidence of asthma has increased 61% in the past 20 years.Increased teen violence may be attributable to the prescribed use of some antidepressant drugs.Immunizations may be related to autism in infants and children.Environmental and food toxins may cause neurological and behavioral problems.Eating disorders among teenagers have reached near epidemic proportions. The authors present a positive, balanced approach to health and nutrition that addresses these issues and offers hope to millions of undernourished, overmedicated children and their families. pp278