Pediatric Nutrition
A section of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643).
Section Information
Pediatric Nutrition focusses on all nutritional aspects regarding children, from birth up to 18 years of age. This section covers a huge age group, going from the preterm infant of 0.5 kg to the obese adolescent of 150 kg. A major area of interest of this section regards "the first 1000 days", a period including fetal life, starting at conception. "Being a child" and "nutrition" are the focus of this section. Awareness of how early diet can affect later health is increasing. The importance of "early nutrition" and "long-term consequences" has become obvious during recent years.
We encourage the submission of manuscripts that provide novel and mechanistic insights on the role of nutrition in children in the short and long term, both preventive and therapeutic. Relevant epidemiological data and research focusing on animal models and on appropriate “in vitro” approaches are also welcome. We expect a broad range of topics to be covered, such as:
- infant nutrition
- preterm nutrition
- sport nutrition in children
- food allergy in children
- microbiome development in children
- infant formula
- breastfeeding
- pediatric obesity
- malnutrition in children
- enteral feeding in children
- intravenous feeding in children
- eating behavior in children
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- The Impact of Children’s and Adolescents’ Diet, Nutrition and Lifestyle Habits on Physical and Mental Health: From the Latest Perspective (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Association between Breast Milk Composition and Neonates Growth (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- The Role of Nutrients in Child Neurodevelopment (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Interventions to Promote Diet and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Early Childhood (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Dietary Habits and Body Composition of Children, Adolescents and Young Adults (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Effects of Early Nutrition on Premature Infants (Deadline: 5 January 2025)
- Maternal Diet, Body Composition and Offspring Health (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Nutritional Treatment and Screening for Hereditary Metabolic Disorders (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Dietary and Nutritional Assessment in Children (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Own or Donated Human Milk: Its Role in Today's Society (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- The Role of Nutrition in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Diseases (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- The Role of Donor Milk and Human Milk Banks in Promoting Maternal and Infant Health (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Nutrition Management for Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Nutrition Guidelines for Adolescent Growth and Development (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Nutrition Management in Neonatal Health (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Breastmilk for Healthy Development (Deadline: 5 March 2025)
- Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence: Etiology, Prevention and Treatment (Deadline: 5 March 2025)
- Infant Feeding and Obesity (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Nutrition and Cystic Fibrosis in Children (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Dietary Patterns: Do Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders Eat Differently? (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Boost Brain Power with the Right Nutrition: Focus on Early Life (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Family Diet and Eating Habits as Factors Influencing Child Health and Development (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Nutrition in Children's Growth and Development (Deadline: 5 April 2025)
- Early Nutrition and Neurodevelopment (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- The Importance of Diet and Nutrition in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Health (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Maternal and Infant Health: Optimum Nutrition Strategies (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Interactions Between Early Nutrition, Early Environment, and Immunity (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- Benefits of Probiotics During Perinatal and Infant Period for Gastrointestinal Health (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- School-Based Nutrition Interventions in Children (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- The Impact of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Nutritional Intake on Children’s Health (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- What’s New in Breastfeeding? (Deadline: 5 June 2025)
- Recent Developments in Perinatal-Preterm and Term-Neonatal Nutrition—Physiology, New Hypothesis and Interventions (Deadline: 5 June 2025)
- Diet, Obesity, and Overweight in Children and Adolescents (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Dietary Habits in Children and Adolescents and Their Effects on Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases (Deadline: 5 July 2025)
- Diet, Lifestyle and Chronic Disease in Early Life—2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- The Role of Maternal Nutrition During Breastfeeding (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Safeguarding the Next Generation: Nutritional Strategies for Preventing Childhood Obesity (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
- Human Milk, Nutrition and Infant Development (Deadline: 25 August 2025)