Sport and Nutrition: Interventions to Improve the Health of Children and Adolescents

Dear Colleagues,

There are many non-communicable diseases, which account for a high cause of mortality worldwide and are caused in some respects by modifiable factors, such as diet and sport, which can be intervened upon. Childhood and adolescence are periods characterised by physical, cognitive, and emotional growth where it is necessary to intervene through primary prevention in order to adopt changes in diet and physical activity that can persist and have a positive impact on adulthood, as well as on health systems. In this sense, the need to develop and investigate interventions and public policies that take into account the multiple factors that influence the lifestyles of children and young people, specifically diet and physical activity, is often overlooked. This Special Issue aims to highlight all those initiatives, programmes, interventions and public policies that directly and indirectly contribute to improving the lifestyles of the future population.

Dr. Francisco Rivas García
Prof. Dr. Rafael Francisco Caracuel-Cáliz
Dr. Maria del Mar Cepero-Gonzalez
Guest Editors

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