Special Issue

Physical Activity and Nutrition Intervention for Children

Submission Deadline: October 15, 2025 (Open) Submit Now

Guest Editor

Dr Elaine Yee-Sing Wong, Senior Lecturer

PhD (Public Health), MEd (Health Science), PG Dip (Health Promotion), BSc. (Nut & Food Science)
School of Sports, Health and Leisure, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore

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Research interests: behavioural changes, chronic diseases prevention, mental wellness, educational psychology, nutrition, physical activity, healthy ageing & workplace health promotion

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Publication

Open Access Research Article Postprandial Glucose Responses to Standardised Meals Consumed After Moderate- and High-Intensity Exercise Bouts Across Standard School Days in Healthy Adolescents by Sahar M Afeef  , Laura A Barrett  , Julia K Zakrzewski-Fruer  and Keith Tolfrey Received: 30 March 2022;  Published: 15 August 2022;  doi: 10.21926/rpn.2203020 Abstract Exercise-induced moderation of postprandial glycaemia in adolescents is unclear and has not been examined under free-living conditions. We assessed the effect of moderate-intensity exercise (MIE) and high-intensity intermittent exercise (HIIE) bouts on subsequent postprandial glycaemic [...]

Open Access Original Research Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Measures on the Number of Meals and the Types of Physical Activity of Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study in Delhi, India by Tina Rawal  , Jean W.M. Muris  , Vijay Kumar Mishra  , Monika Arora  , Nikhil Tandon  and Onno C.P. van Schayck Received: 10 January 2022;  Published: 30 March 2022;  doi: 10.21926/rpn.2201010 Abstract COVID-19 greatly affected the lives of adolescents through restrictions such as less playtime, more screen time, and limited interaction with peers. In this study, we assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dietary and physical activity-related behavior of school students aged 10–16 years. This cross-sectional study was conducted [...]

Open Access Research Article An Exploration of Preschool Teachers’ Perceptions of Physical Activity Integration in a Whole Child Pilot Curriculum by Alicia Stapp  , Madalyn Falkenheiner  and Kenya Wolff Received: 15 November 2021;  Published: 13 January 2022;  doi: 10.21926/rpn.2201001 Abstract It is recommended that children ages 3-5 receive 180 minutes of physical activity a day, with at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Despite these recommendations, a majority of preschoolers are not provided opportunities in the early childhood education setting to meet these dail [...]