Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Child Nutrition

Child nutrition refers to the nutritional needs of children, especially during the key growth period from infancy to adolescence. Proper nutrition is essential to promote healthy growth, development and learning, as well as ensuring a healthy weight. Good nutrition during childhood can also help to reduce the risk o…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 11 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 49× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2691-5014 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Child nutrition refers to the nutritional needs of children, especially during the key growth period from infancy to adolescence. Proper nutrition is essential to promote healthy growth, development and learning, as well as ensuring a healthy weight. Good nutrition during childhood can also help to reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and heart diseases in adulthood. Children's diets should include foods from the five food groups: vegetables, fruits, grains, proteins and dairy, as well as other healthy snacks such as nuts, seeds and legumes. It is also important for children to have regular meals and snacks at regular intervals throughout the day and to limit their intake of sugary and processed foods. Promoting healthy eating behaviours from a young age can help to ensure that children have the best outcomes in life.

Research published in this journal

11 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 11 articles above have been cited 49 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Child Nutrition, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Pediatric Health And Nutrition (ISSN 2691-5014).

Journal editorial board
Narcis Flavius Tepeneu · Romania Ann Scheimann · United States Stefan Bittmann · Germany

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