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2024 Collection: Dietary, Lifestyle and Children Health

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2024 | Viewed by 3473

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Dr. Zhiyong Zou

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Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Interests: adolescent global health; dietary diversity; cardiovascular diseases; global burden of disease
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation for everyone’s support and their contributions. In the first two editions of the Special Issue “Dietary, Lifestyle, and Children’s Health” in 2022 and 2023, over 50 articles were published, making this Special Issue a success. Now, I can announce that there will be a 2024 collection on the same topic, and I look forward to your continued contributions and support.

Food quality, including dietary quality and diversity, is as essential to human health as air is to human life. In addition, other healthy lifestyle factors, including a healthy body mass index, regular exercise, not smoking, and a sufficient amount of sleep, are associated with a lower incidence of chronic non-communicable diseases and a longer life expectancy. More importantly, maternal healthy lifestyle factors are also associated with a substantially reduced risk of chronic diseases in their offspring.

Childhood is a critical period for the development of a healthy lifestyle and the prevention of chronic diseases in adulthood. However, the prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing, and unhealthy lifestyles are becoming an epidemic, posing a potential future burden of adult chronic disease.

The aim of this Special Issue is to identify and assess dietary factors, including dietary diversity and specific nutrients/phytochemicals, as well as other healthy lifestyle factors, in the prevention and management of childhood chronic diseases. Additionally, we want to identify gaps and tools that could help with the assessment of children’s health.

We want to encourage all researchers who work in this field to submit original research, reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses to this Special Issue, to broaden our knowledge and showcase new research directions.

Dr. Zhiyong Zou
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Keywords

  • healthy lifestyle
  • dietary behavior
  • dietary assessment
  • dietary diversity
  • dietary intervention
  • specific nutrients
  • phytochemicals
  • food groups
  • physical activity
  • smoking
  • alcohol consumption
  • body mass index
  • child health
  • obesity
  • myopia
  • dyslipidemia
  • impaired fasting glucose
  • metabolic syndrome
  • cardiovascular risk factors
  • target organ damage

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What Determinants Are Related to Milk and Dairy Product Consumption Frequency among Children Aged 10–12 Years in Poland? Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
by Jadwiga Hamulka, Ewa Czarniecka-Skubina, Magdalena Górnicka, Jerzy Gębski, Teresa Leszczyńska and Krystyna Gutkowska
Nutrients 2024, 16(16), 2654; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16162654 (registering DOI) - 11 Aug 2024
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Due to their high nutritional value, milk and dairy products should be a permanent element of a properly balanced diet for children and adolescents. The study aimed to identify (i) the frequency of milk and dairy product consumption by children aged 10–12 years [...] Read more.
Due to their high nutritional value, milk and dairy products should be a permanent element of a properly balanced diet for children and adolescents. The study aimed to identify (i) the frequency of milk and dairy product consumption by children aged 10–12 years in the opinion of children and their parents and (ii) the determinants related to the consumption of these products (including lifestyle, nutrition knowledge, and the nutritional status of children’s as well as parents’ nutrition knowledge). A cross-sectional study was conducted with 12,643 primary school students aged 10–12 and 7363 parents. Dietary data were collected using the Food Frequency Consumption and Nutritional Knowledge Questionnaire (SF-FFQ4PolishChildren® and KomPAN®). Anthropometric measurements were taken and body mass index (BMI) and waist/height ratios (WHtR) were calculated. A logistic regression model was used to assess the likelihood of the frequent consumption of dairy products in the opinion of both the children and their parents, and the quality of the obtained models was assessed using model fit statistics and the Hosmer and Lemeshow test. The frequency of consuming milk and milk products (every day and more) was low in the opinion of children aged 10–12 years (29.6%). According to their parents, the frequency of the consumption of dairy products was slightly higher (44.8%). Six factors associated with the frequency of milk and dairy product consumption were identified independently. These included schoolchildren and their parents’ nutrition knowledge, physical activity, sleep, gender, and place of residence. More of these products were consumed by children with greater nutrition knowledge—both their own and their parents’—higher physical activity, longer sleep duration, males, and those living in the city. Family eating habits, particularly eating meals together, also played an important role in the consumption of milk and dairy products. According to the parents, the children in older grades were less likely to consume dairy products more frequently. The obtained results suggest an insufficient consumption of milk and dairy products. The identification of modifiable factors, such as nutrition knowledge, physical activity, sleep duration, and eating meals with the family, suggests the need to improve the existing strategies, including activities encouraging nutritional education for both schoolchildren and their parents. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue 2024 Collection: Dietary, Lifestyle and Children Health)
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Clustering of Dietary Patterns Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Children and Adolescents
by José Francisco López-Gil and Mayra Fernanda Martínez-López
Nutrients 2024, 16(14), 2308; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16142308 - 18 Jul 2024
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Purpose: The aim of the current study was to examine the association between dietary patterns and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Spanish children and adolescents. Methods: A modified version of the parental version of 10 items of the Screening for and Promotion [...] Read more.
Purpose: The aim of the current study was to examine the association between dietary patterns and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Spanish children and adolescents. Methods: A modified version of the parental version of 10 items of the Screening for and Promotion of Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents—a European Public Health perspective (KIDSCREEN-10) was used to assess children’s HRQoL in three areas: subjective physical, mental, and social status. To evaluate dietary habits, a food frequency questionnaire was employed. To identify different feeding patterns in the sample of children and adolescents examined, cluster analyses were carried out. In addition, a generalized linear model with a Gaussian distribution was applied to test the associations between the determined clusters and HRQoL. Results: The lowest HRQoL was identified in participants located in the unhealthiest cluster (Cluster 1) (mean [M] = 85.2; 95% confidence interval [CI] 83.7 to 86.7). In comparison with the unhealthiest cluster (Cluster 1), a greater estimated marginal mean of HRQoL was identified for participants in the moderately healthy cluster (Cluster 1) (p = 0.020) and in the healthiest cluster (Cluster 2) (p = 0.044). Conclusions: Based on our findings, dietary habits based on the low consumption of bread, cereals, and dairy products (mainly), together with low intake of fruits and vegetables, are related to lower HRQoL in children and adolescents. These results underscore the importance of promoting balanced and nutrient-rich diets among young populations. Public health initiatives should focus on educating parents, caregivers, and children about the benefits of a varied diet that includes adequate portions of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and dairy products. Full article
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<p>Standardized scores of different food consumption groups among Spanish children and adolescents with different established food consumption patterns. The colored lines indicate the z-score of each food group according to each established cluster.</p> Full article ">Figure 3
<p>Estimated marginal means of health-related quality of life among Spanish children and adolescents according to the different established food consumption patterns. HRQoL, health-related quality of life.</p> Full article ">
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Effect of Customized Nutritious Breakfast and Nutrition Education on Nutritional Status of Preschool Children in Economically Underdeveloped Multi-Ethnic Areas: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial in Linxia, China
by Zhongquan Jiang, Chao Song, Mingxuan Shi, Runtong Chen, Ying Hong, Chong Zhang, Wenhao Zheng, Binshuo Hu, Liang Wang and Ying Zhang
Nutrients 2024, 16(14), 2287; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16142287 - 16 Jul 2024
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The nutritional status of preschool children in economically underdeveloped multi-ethnic areas is a global concern. This study aimed to examine the effect of a 2.2-year cluster randomized clinical trial that provided customized nutritious breakfast and nutrition education to preschool children in Linxia County, [...] Read more.
The nutritional status of preschool children in economically underdeveloped multi-ethnic areas is a global concern. This study aimed to examine the effect of a 2.2-year cluster randomized clinical trial that provided customized nutritious breakfast and nutrition education to preschool children in Linxia County, China. A total of 578 children aged 3 to 6 years were enrolled. After the intervention, the incidence of undernourishment was significantly lower in the intervention group compared to the control group (8.73% vs. 9.92%, OR = 0.01 [95%CI 0.00, 0.39], p = 0.014). Additionally, children with non-Muslim dietary habits had a lower incidence of undernourishment compared to those with Muslim dietary habits (OR = 0.05 [95%CI 0.00, 0.88]; p = 0.010). The intervention group also had a lower prevalence rate of wasting (OR = 0.02 [95%CI 0.00, 0.40]; p = 0.011) and a higher mean BMI-for-age Z-score (β = 1.05 [95%CI 0.32, 1.77]; p = 0.005) compared to the control group. These findings suggest that providing nutritious breakfast and nutrition education is an effective strategy to improve the nutrition and health of preschool children, particularly in economically disadvantaged regions and among children with Muslim dietary habits. Full article
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Nutritional Quality of the Mid-Afternoon Snack of Schooled Children between the Ages of 3 and 12 Years in Three Areas in Spain
by Cristina González-Campins, Laura Ferrer Soler, Olívia Guasch-Niubó, Nadia San Onofre, Alicia Aguilar Martínez, Alba Martínez-García, Maria Manera, Gemma Salvador and Anna Bach-Faig
Nutrients 2024, 16(12), 1944; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16121944 - 19 Jun 2024
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Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the nutritional quality of mid-afternoon snacks for schooled children aged 3 to 12 years in three areas of Catalonia (Spain). Methods: A descriptive observational study collected information on habits and the mid-afternoon snack of [...] Read more.
Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the nutritional quality of mid-afternoon snacks for schooled children aged 3 to 12 years in three areas of Catalonia (Spain). Methods: A descriptive observational study collected information on habits and the mid-afternoon snack of 782 schooled children aged 3 to 12 years in three cities, Barcelona, Girona, and Lleida, located in Catalonia (Spain). The children’s families voluntarily agreed to complete an online questionnaire that collected information about demographic data and snacking habits in the afternoon, as well as a record of mid-afternoon snack intake over three school days. Results: A total of 2163 mid-afternoon snacks were analyzed from a sample of 764 families with 3 to 12 year-old children. Sandwiches emerged as the most prevalent choice, accounting for 41.89%, followed by pastries at 23.86%, fruit at 14.38%, and a combination of fruit and pastries at 6.29%. Of the mid-afternoon snacks recorded, 22.19% were healthy, 20.90% were quite healthy, 12.85% were quite unhealthy, and 44.06% were unhealthy. Conclusions: The nutritional quality of mid-afternoon snacks for a large majority of schooled children should be improved. It is essential to develop food education programs to improve the quality of this intake from early childhood and to consider it as an opportunity to adjust the daily dietary requirements of Spanish children. Full article
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<p>Categorization of the nutritional quality of mid-afternoon snacks.</p> Full article ">Figure 3
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<p>Recommendations for Healthy and Sustainable Foods (adapted from The Association of UK Dietitians One Blue Dot, 2020, and the Public Health Agency of Catalonia (ASPCAT), 2019).</p> Full article ">
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Assessment of Heavy Metals and Trace Elements in the Human Milk of Women Living in Latvia and an Evaluation of Influencing Factors
by Līva Aumeistere, Alīna Beluško and Inga Ciproviča
Nutrients 2024, 16(11), 1568; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16111568 - 22 May 2024
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During lactation, heavy metals and trace elements can be mobilised from the maternal body stores and excreted via human milk. A total of 66 mature human milk samples were collected from lactating women in Latvia between 2016 and 2017 to analyse the content [...] Read more.
During lactation, heavy metals and trace elements can be mobilised from the maternal body stores and excreted via human milk. A total of 66 mature human milk samples were collected from lactating women in Latvia between 2016 and 2017 to analyse the content of As, Cd, Pb, Al, Sn, and Ni. Additionally, 50 mature human milk samples were collected between 2022 and 2023 to analyse the content of Cd and Pb. The content of heavy metals and trace elements in human milk was determined using ICP-MS. Only two individual human milk samples contained heavy metals above the method’s detection limit—one with an arsenic content of 0.009 mg kg−1 and one with a lead content of 0.047 mg kg−1. The preliminary data show that human milk among lactating women in Latvia contains only insignificant amounts of heavy metals and trace elements. Concern over such content should not be a reason to choose formula feeding over breastfeeding. Nevertheless, heavy metals, trace elements and other pollutants in human milk should be continuously monitored. Full article
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<p>Evaluation of the dietary habits. Data from the food frequency questionnaires (<span class="html-italic">n</span> = 116).</p> Full article ">
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