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Food and nonalcoholic beverage marketing (exposure) vs No, less, or less powerful food marketing: Food preference
- Population
- Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)
- Intervention
- Food and nonalcoholic beverage marketing (exposure)
- Comparison
- No, less, or less powerful food marketing
- Outcome
- Food preference
Food marketing was associated with increased food preference (pooled SMD, 0.30; combined evidence).
What each review found
Current versions onlyNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 33.3%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Food and nonalcoholic beverage marketing (exposure) vs No, less, or less powerful food marketing Food preference · Children and adolescents aged 0-19 years · Predominantly high-income countries, Overall (pooled across designs) Food marketing was associated with increased food preference (pooled SMD, 0.30; combined evidence). Association of Food and Nonalcoholic Beverage Marketing With Children and Adolescents' Eating Behaviors and… (2022) All outcomes | SMD 0.30 [0.12, 0.49] | 12 studies | GRADE not reported |
Food and nonalcoholic beverage marketing (exposure) vs No, less, or less powerful food marketing Food preference · Children and adolescents aged 0-19 years · Predominantly high-income countries, Randomized trials Food marketing may increase children's food preference but evidence is very uncertain (SMD, 0.38; very low certainty, RCTs). Association of Food and Nonalcoholic Beverage Marketing With Children and Adolescents' Eating Behaviors and… (2022) All outcomes | SMD 0.38 [0.03, 0.72] | 8 studies · 1802 participants | Very low |
Food and nonalcoholic beverage marketing (exposure) vs No, less, or less powerful food marketing Food preference · Children and adolescents aged 0-19 years · Predominantly high-income countries, Nonrandomized studies Nonrandomized evidence suggests food marketing increases preference but is very uncertain (SMD, 0.21; very low certainty). Association of Food and Nonalcoholic Beverage Marketing With Children and Adolescents' Eating Behaviors and… (2022) All outcomes | SMD 0.21 [0.07, 0.35] | 4 studies · 1972 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Food and Nonalcoholic Beverage Marketing With Children and Adolescents' Eating Behaviors and Health: A Systematic Review… 2022 All outcomes | March 2020 (updated; initial search April 2019) | 92 | Not applicable |
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