Nutrition, Eating Behavior and Nutritional Status: Critical Issues in Infant, Toddler, Preschooler and School-Aged Children Health
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Children's Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 3155
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Interests: assessment of the diet and nutritional status of infants, toddlers and preschool children; diet therapy in patients with cardiovascular diseases and obesity in various age groups
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Dear Colleagues,
The adequate nutrition of infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children is essential for their proper growth and development. Proper health behavior is essential for the prevention of diet-related diseases. The adequate nutrition of children and adolescents represents an investment in their current and future health. However, the nutrition of children depends on many factors. For a healthy infant, the best method of nutrition is breastfeeding, which mainly depends on the mother. For older children, apart from the family, the environment in which the child spends many hours each day (nursery, kindergarten, or school) is also important. Therefore, the knowledge and nutritional awareness of the child's parents and other people responsible for planning meals are very important to their proper nutritional status. In the case of children suffering from diet-related diseases, it is additionally important to follow appropriate dietary recommendations. Nutrition and eating behavior can also be determined by marketing strategies and health policies.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect interesting and innovative works on nutrition, eating behavior, and their impact on the nutritional status of children and adolescents. I invite authors to submit research (reviews, interventions and observational studies) on the following topics: the nutrition, eating behavior and nutritional status of healthy children and children with diet-related diseases; the knowledge and nutritional awareness of parents and other caregivers; the nutrition of children in nurseries, kindergartens and school; and the effects of education and dietary interventions in children and adolescents. Articles on marketing strategies, food safety and health policy related to infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children will also be welcome.
Dr. Anna Harton
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- infant
- toddler
- preschool children
- school-aged children and adolescents
- early childhood
- nutrition
- eating behavior
- breastfeeding
- baby food
- dietary patterns
- nutritional status
- nutritional knowledge
- family and caregivers/teachers
- nursery/kindergarten/school
- education
- nutritional interventions
- diet-related diseases
- COVID-19
- marketing strategies
- food safety
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