Physical Activity and Nutritional Pattern Related to Maturation and Development

Alvaro Bustamante-Sanchez, Bella Esperanza Villegas-Mora, Ismael Martínez-Guardado, Jose Francisco Tornero-Aguilera (), Luca Paolo Ardigò (), Hadi Nobari and Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez
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Alvaro Bustamante-Sanchez: Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Tajo Street, s/n, 28670 Madrid, Spain
Bella Esperanza Villegas-Mora: Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Tajo Street, s/n, 28670 Madrid, Spain
Ismael Martínez-Guardado: Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida y la Naturaleza, Universidad de Nebrija, 28015 Madrid, Spain
Jose Francisco Tornero-Aguilera: Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Tajo Street, s/n, 28670 Madrid, Spain
Luca Paolo Ardigò: Department of Teacher Education, NLA University College, Linstows Gate 3, 0166 Oslo, Norway
Hadi Nobari: Department of Motor Performance, Faculty of Physical Education and Mountain Sports, Transilvania University of Braşov, 500036 Braşov, Romania
Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez: Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Tajo Street, s/n, 28670 Madrid, Spain

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 24, 1-22

Abstract: In order to better understand the implications of physical activity and nutrition in child development, we conducted the present narrative with the aim to analyze the physical activity and nutritional patterns related to maturation and development. To reach our study objective, a consensus and critical review were conducted by analyzing primary sources such as academic research and secondary sources such as databases, web pages, and bibliographic indexes following procedures of previous critical narrative reviews. We employed the MedLine (Pubmed), Cochrane (Wiley), PsychINFO, Embase, and CinAhl databases to search the MeSH-compliant keywords of exercise, physical activity, nutrition, maturation, development, child, neonatal, infantry, and cognitive development. We used manuscripts published from 1 January 2012 to 1 September 2022, although previous studies were included to explain some information in several points of the review. We found that physical activity and nutrition are basic pillars for the correct development and maturation of the child. Factors associated with development as a species such as breastfeeding, the correct intake of micro and macronutrients, and the performance of both passive and active physical activity will modulate the correct motor and cognitive development in preschool age, childhood, and adolescence.

Keywords: pregnancy; neonatal; maturation; childhood; physical activity; nutrition; cognitive development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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