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:
- 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)
- Optimum Nutrition for Maternal and Infant Health (Deadline: 5 June 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)
- Association between Childhood Obesity and Dietary Intake and Lifestyle (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Healthy Diets to Prevent Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases in Adolescents (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Promoting Healthy Weight Gain and Preventing Obesity in Children and Adolescents: The Role of Diet (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Nutrition and Endocrine and Immune Systems: Effect on Child’s Autoimmune Diseases (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Human Milk Composition and Children Nutrition: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Nutrition, Diet Components and Healthy Weight (Deadline: 5 August 2024)
- Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Children’s Health (Deadline: 5 August 2024)
- Influence of Maternal Diet and Environmental Factors on Fetal Development (Deadline: 5 August 2024)
- Infant Feeding and Weaning Practices (Deadline: 15 August 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)
- Lifestyle, Behaviors, and Environment Related to Childhood Obesity (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence: Etiology, Prevention and Treatment (Deadline: 5 September 2024)
- The Role of Donor Milk and Human Milk Banks in Promoting Maternal and Infant Health (Deadline: 5 October 2024)
- Featured Reviews on Infant Nutrition and Allergic Disease (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Nutritional Requirements and Enteral/Parenteral Nutrition in Pediatric Care (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Early Maternal Nutrition and Its Impact: Unraveling the Short- and Long-Term Health Consequences (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Focus on Diet and Nutrition in Early Life of Infants (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Breastmilk for Healthy Development (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Nutrition Guidelines for Adolescent Growth and Development (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- What’s New in Breastfeeding? (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Diet, Lifestyle and Chronic Disease in Early Life (Deadline: 5 November 2024)