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:
- Optimum Nutrition for Maternal and Infant Health (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Should Children Eat More Fruit? (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Treatment of Cow’s Milk Allergy: New Developments (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Association between Childhood Obesity and Dietary Intake and Lifestyle (Deadline: 21 December 2023)
- Diet, Lifestyle and Chronic Disease in Early Life (Deadline: 22 December 2023)
- Healthy Diets to Prevent Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases in Adolescents (Deadline: 25 December 2023)
- Human Milk Composition and Children Nutrition: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 29 December 2023)
- Impact of Nutrition and Nutritional Status on Biomarkers of Ill-Health and on Later Diseases in Children and Adolescents (Deadline: 5 January 2024)
- Lifestyle, Behaviors, and Environment Related to Childhood Obesity (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Nutrition and Metabolism in Critically Ill Children (Deadline: 18 January 2024)
- Influence of Maternal Diet and Environmental Factors on Fetal Development (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Optimizing Nutrition for Preterm Newborns (Deadline: 30 January 2024)
- Neonatal Health: Neurodevelopment, Growth, and Nutrition (Deadline: 5 February 2024)
- Early Nutrition and Neurodevelopment (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Nutritional Requirements and Enteral/Parenteral Nutrition in Pediatric Care (Deadline: 22 February 2024)
- Early Maternal Nutrition and Its Impact: Unraveling the Short- and Long-Term Health Consequences (Deadline: 25 February 2024)
- Perinatal Dietary Intake and Neonatal Health in the Context of Common and Rare Metabolism Disorders (Deadline: 25 February 2024)
- Nutrition Practices and Outcomes in Pediatric Patients (Deadline: 5 March 2024)
- Effects of Diet and Nutrition on Gastrointestinal Disease in Children (Deadline: 15 March 2024)
- Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Early Life and Childhood (Deadline: 15 March 2024)
- The Effect of Diet on Pediatric Obesity (Deadline: 15 March 2024)
- Dietary Patterns: Do Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders Eat Differently? (Deadline: 25 March 2024)
- Nutritional Support for Pediatric Gastroenterology Patients (Deadline: 25 March 2024)
- Maternal Nutrition and Newborn Health: An Old Relationship Endorsed by Recent Evidence (Deadline: 5 April 2024)
- Childhood Obesity and MUO (Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity): Pediatric Nutrition and Dietary Patterns (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Effect of Perinatal Condition and Nutritional Management on Patterns of Growth and Body Composition in Low-Birth-Weight Infants (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Nutrition in Early Life and Its Impact through the Life Course (Deadline: 25 April 2024)
- Advances in Infant and Pediatric Feeding and Nutrition (Deadline: 25 April 2024)
- Early Diet in Pre-term Infants and Developmental Outcomes: Current Insights and Future Direction (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Breastfeeding: Benefits to Infant and Mother (Deadline: 5 May 2024)
- Nutritional Status in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Diseases (Deadline: 5 May 2024)
- Early Life Nutrition and Individual Healthy Development (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Eating Behaviors in Children and Teens (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Mechanisms of Malnutrition and Intestinal Infection in Children (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Nutrition and Dietary Guidelines for Pediatric Gastroenterology (Deadline: 5 June 2024)
- Effects of Early Nutrition on Premature Infants (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Child Feeding Practices and Parenting (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Interventions to Promote Diet and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Early Childhood (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Optimal Nutrition and Growth of Very Premature Neonates: How Feasible Is It to Achieve at Present? (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Recent Developments in Perinatal-Preterm and Term-Neonatal Nutrition —Physiology, New Hypothesis and Interventions (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Nutrition and Physical Activity for Childhood Cancer Prevention and Treatment (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- The Impact of Early Life Nutrition on Gut Maturation and Later Life Gut Health (Deadline: 25 August 2024)