Nutrition in Children's Growth and Development
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 April 2025 | Viewed by 32
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Interests: pediatric gastrointestinal diseases; nutrition assessment; child nutrition; childhood obesity; metabolic diseases; metabolism
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Interests: pediatric gastritis; pediatric obesity; genetic traits of obesity; child nutrition; gastrointestinal diseases
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As children’s growth and nutrition involves complex biological processes, requiring adequate nutrient intake, continuous efforts are made by non-governmental, non-profit organizations each year to reduce the incidence of malnutrition in vulnerable areas that can significantly hinder neuro-psychomotor development. Moreover, nutrient and vitamin deficiencies can be responsible for isolated symptoms or can silently evolve for years before causing a variety of issues such as concentration problems, neuropsychiatric disorders or a predisposition towards infections. Iron and vitamin D deficiency still remain the most common deficiencies at both pediatric and adult ages.
Early childhood nutritional status is greatly impacted by the mother’s pre-conceptional and pregnancy nutrition, her anthropometric parameters and pregnancy-related weight gain. Recent data show how maternal nutrition influences the first 1000 days of a child’s life, affecting their neuro-developmental stages as well.
Inappropriate, imbalanced nutrition and excessive caloric intake can lead to obesity. Unfortunately, obesity is currently considered a pandemic at pediatric ages as well, and its adulthood-related complications seem to trace back to adolescence. Pediatric obesity and the nutritional patterns that lead to its development consistute one of the most researched topics.
Dietary patterns are responsible for changes within the gut microbiome and for its variability. Unanswered questions remain about the relationship between nutritional status and the microbiome imbalances that can be causative of gastrointestinal disorders, although significant progress has been made in this regard.
Ultimately, nutrition is responsible for a child’s health and for their normal growth and development as well. Thus, the aim of this Special Issue is to attract reviews and research articles from pediatricians, obstetricians and nutritionists on a global scale, focusing on the causality between dietary patterns, maternal diet and the child’s health. Moreover, this Special Issue will also cover topics related to nutrient and vitamin deficiencies, microbiome imbalances and their impact on the child’s well-being and anthropometric parameters.
Prof. Dr. Cristina Oana Marginean
Dr. Maria Oana Săsăran
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dietary patterns
- child health
- malnutrition
- vitamin deficiencies
- maternal diet
- pregnancy nutrition
- obesity
- gut microbiome
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