Interventions to Promote Diet and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Early Childhood
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 516
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Instilling healthy behaviors in early childhood is vital because they can have a lifelong impact. Helping young children adopt a healthy lifestyle can change the course of their lives. These efforts should start from birth and encompass a range of components, including, but not limited to: offering high-quality, nutritious foods through a whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) or plant-predominant diet; encouraging daily physical activity, especially through play; fostering positive family and peer social connections; ensuring caregivers avoid exposure to risky substances; promoting optimal sleep habits; and teaching stress management and mindfulness techniques to all family members. These healthy lifestyle behaviors should be introduced from the very start of a child's life by incorporating them into their daily environments. Therefore, it is crucial to focus on these aspects in a child's early years for providing them a healthy foundation for a lifetime of well-being.
This Special Issue is dedicated to publishing original research articles that explore various aspects of lifestyle interventions, specifically those involving a healthy diet in early childhood. We welcome submissions of high-quality research studies, including systematic reviews, meta-analyses, observations and intervention.
Dr. Nan Zeng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- early childhood
- lifestyle intervention
- physical activity
- sedentary
- diet behaviors
- sleep
- parenting
