Fueling the Future: Advances in Sports Nutrition for Young Athletes
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2026 | Viewed by 596
Special Issue Editors
Interests: medical and health sciences; nutrition and dietetics; sports nutrition
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sports practice in childhood and adolescence is recommended not only as part of a healthy lifestyle but also for its importance in youth development. In addition to school physical activity classes, youth often adhere to organized sports outside the school environment, and in spite this, at an amateur level, it is often competitive. This involves regular and intensive practice as well as an increasing demand on physical effort and a paradigm change in the role of exercise in these age groups.
Therefore, there is a growing concern in the sports nutrition area for young athletes.
This Special Issue explores the latest scientific advancements in sports nutrition tailored for active young individuals.
It aims to provide evidence-based insights into the adequacy of food and nutrient intake in several sports practices at young ages (e.g., soccer, swimming, volleyball) as well as the characterization of body composition and growth, adherence to healthy dietary patterns and knowledge assessment on sports nutrition topics.
The ultimate question is whether young athletes are meeting the energy and nutrient requirements for proper growth and development, and we aim to build evidence on future research about sports nutrition knowledge and food education programs tailored for these age groups.
Dr. Filipa Vicente
Dr. Paula C. Pereira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- young athletes
- sports nutrition
- nutrition education
- nutrient requirements
- food intake
- dietary patterns
- youth sports
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