In recent years, diet- and lifestyle-related disorders have become a major health threat in Europe and worldwide. The contributions in this monograph include 2 review articles and 19 original contributions from several countries that provide new information on the existing research elucidating important aspects of children’s and adolescents’ nutrition and lifestyle behavior. The data included in this Special Issue are from large epidemiological studies, including several multicenter and multinational studies, as well as datasets from surveillance initiatives. The topics of interest of this Special Issue include the co-occurrence of multiple health behaviors in children, the role of parenting and early feeding practices, dairy consumption in childhood, validity of dietary intake data, dietary supplement use in children, as well as socioeconomic disparities and eating culture. The diverse articles in this Special Issue highlight the complexity and extent to which nutrition and physical activity behaviors may influence different health aspects of children and adolescents. As seen by the various findings and recommendations, not only is more work in this area required but the translation of this work to practice and policy is imperative if we are to address the challenges impacting the nutrition, physical activity, and health of young populations.
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parent DAGIS Study noncommunicable diseases PANDiet index preschool children dietary assessment methods consumption behavior mothers children cholesterol prevention validation knowledge blood pressure determinants adolescents waist circumference home food environment eating behavior and Ile251Leu Emotion-Induced Eating Scale CEBQ vitamin early childhood family meals preschool breakfast whole diet migration status healthy diet adherence Healthy Eating Index exercise food and beverage consumption children’s-dietary inflammatory index food diary primary school consumption behaviors inflammation weight status dietary supplements I.Family dietary quality cluster analysis BMI reduced rank regression preferences KiGGS IDEFICS study food frequency questionnaire health Melanesian cardiovascular psychometric Pacific collaboration sugar-sweetened beverage health behaviour breastfeeding choice self-weight perception dairy dietary screener Physical activity growing up milk pediatric body composition mineral obesity prevention eating behaviour psychological eating style obesity food choice direct observation socioeconomic disparities validation study dietary behavior nutrient intake quality food parenting practices nutrition preschoolers epidemiological transition EsKiMo young populations intervention dietary habits child sweet preference epidemiology dietary intake nutrition risk formula milk diet surveillance energy balance-related behaviors sedentary behavior overweight public health taste preference calcium negative emotions vegetable intake MyHeARTs physical activity nutritional adequacy dietary pattern cross-classification diet quality screen time childhood obesity principal component analysis food intake