The Importance of Diet and Nutrition in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2025 | Viewed by 71
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pediatric gastrointestinal diseases; nutrition assessment; child nutrition; childhood obesity; metabolic diseases; metabolism
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Dear Colleagues,
Nutrition plays an essential role in the harmonious growth and neuro-cognitive development of children. Diet seems to have a defining role in the future health of adults, and diet–genome interactions seem to greatly influence the development and progression of disease, as well as affect the microbiome within the gastro-intestinal tract.
An adequate diet can substantially alleviate the symptoms associated with various disorders of the gastro-intestinal tract in children, including food allergies, celiac disease or gastritis. The exclusion of certain dietary factors in the case of proven or suspected intolerances can even hinder disease progression and could promote the recovery of enterocyte function in post-enteritic syndrome or celiac disease. In other cases, dietary formulations can represent a therapeutic means of inducing disease remission. Exclusive enteral nutrition is an example of this, as it can induce the remission of mild/moderate flares of Crohn’s disease; however, its application in the pediatric population remains challenging.
A high caloric, regular intake of processed foods is the basis of the obesity pandemic that is now affecting a growing number of children worldwide, in both developed and underdeveloped countries. Conversely, insufficient food intake or restrictive diets remain a major challenge to the adequate growth and development of children from countries with a poor socioeconomic status. Nevertheless, in each child with a prolonged imbalanced diet, changes in the gut microbiome will occur, and these could trigger functional gastrointestinal symptoms.
In this Special Issue, we aim to publish original articles and reviews that focus on the role of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases in children, the impact of particular nutrient deficienceies on children’s health, as well as dietary-related changes in the gut microbiome.
Prof. Dr. Cristina Oana Mărginean
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diet
- nutrition
- pediatric gastrointestinal health
- food allergies
- celiac disease
- gastritis
- Crohn’s disease
- gut microbiome
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