Physical Exercise and Healthy Eating Behaviors: Finding the Optimal Balance for Children

Dear Colleagues,

We welcome submissions to our Special Issue titled “Physical Exercise and Healthy Eating Behaviors: Finding the Optimal Balance for Children”. Establishing healthy lifestyle habits during childhood is essential for the prevention of obesity and other non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and psychological disorders. Despite widespread awareness of this, sedentary behavior and poor nutritional patterns remain prevalent in youth populations on a global scale. Thus, the aim of this Special Issue is to examine the synergistic role of physical activity and dietary behaviors in shaping children’s physical, cognitive, and emotional development. We seek high-quality contributions that explore behavioral, social, environmental, and political strategies for active and healthy lifestyles. Manuscripts addressing innovative interventions, school- and community-based programs, digital health tools, and evidence-based practices are particularly welcome. This Issue will serve as a platform for advancing interdisciplinary research and translating findings into scalable, real-world strategies. By compiling cutting-edge work in this domain, we aim to support the development of integrated approaches that foster sustainable health outcomes in children.

Dr. José Manuel Jurado Castro
Dr. Belén Pastor-Villaescusa
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Children is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.