Lifestyle Behaviors and Health Promotion in Young People

Dear Colleagues,

Healthy lifestyle promotion is recognized as an important determinant of health status. It is estimated that up to 60% of the quality of life depends on actions linked to health promotion and lifestyle behaviors, such as physical activity, sedentary behavior, eating habits, sleep, alcohol consumption, smoking and substance abuse. In this context, healthy lifestyles fundamentally depend on the early adoption of health habits. In fact, more harmful habits adopted by adults are strongly linked to unhealthy behaviors stemming from young ages. Reports indicate that half of preventable premature deaths may be associated with unhealthy habits incorporated in childhood and adolescence. Despite the difficulty in modifying unhealthy habits that adults adopt during childhood and adolescence, many harmful effects of risk behaviors identified at this age could be minimized or avoided if these behaviors were identified and modified at an early stage. In general, it has been suggested that healthy behavior established at a young age can help identify health status and the risks of presenting chronic non-communicable diseases later in life. Therefore, it is essential to monitor the lifestyle components of young people in order to promote their present and future health. We are particularly interested in novel multi-behavioral interventions that target these outcomes within young people from different cultures and regions of the world. We also welcome observational studies examining longitudinal, moderated and mediated relationships. Other manuscript types accepted include systematic reviews, meta-analysis and methodological papers.

Prof. Dr. Dartagnan Pinto Guedes
Guest Editor

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• health behaviors
• health outcome
• health-promoting behaviors
• physical activity
• nutrition
• lifestyle interventions
• disease prevention
• children
• adolescents
• young adults