Lifestyle Medicine for Children and Adolescents
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Pediatric Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 4519
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutritional knowledge and behavior of children and adolescents; childhood obesity; lifestyle medicine; diet; exercise; sleep; dietary supplements; smoking cessation; medical nutrition therapy; diabetes; epilepsy
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Interests: vulnerable populations; pediatric patients; nutrition recommendations; dietary interventions; nutritional status; evidence-based nutrition
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lifestyle is an important effector of health and a known contributor to disease prognosis. During childhood and adolescence in particular, maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a learnt procedure that can be continued throughout life, thus safeguarding health. In parallel, for several diseases, lifestyle medicine is the first line of treatment; however, for many more, it can act adjuvantly and can improve health outcomes, one’s quality of life and reduce adverse events related to medication.
In this Special Issue of Children, we welcome the submission of manuscripts that provide either original research or reviews on the current state of research. Observational and interventional studies are equally welcome, in parallel to narrative reviews and evidence synthesis, in an effort to gather new insight on the current lifestyle of children and adolescents, and the effect of lifestyle medicine on different health issues.
Prof. Dr. Tonia Vassilakou
Dr. Maria G. G. Grammatikopoulou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lifestyle medicine
- diet
- exercise
- sleep
- dietary supplements
- smoking cessation
- medical nutrition therapy
- obesity
- diabetes
- epilepsy
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