Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Oral Health

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 50%Very low 2 · 50%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Food preference · Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)

Food marketing was associated with increased food preference (pooled SMD, 0.30; combined evidence).

3 findings from 1 review

Association of Food and Nonalcoholic Beverage Marketing With Children and Adolescents' Eating Behaviors and Health: A… 2022 All outcomes
Predominantly high-income countries · Overall (pooled across designs)
SMD 0.30 [0.12, 0.49]
12 studies
GRADE not reported
Association of Food and Nonalcoholic Beverage Marketing With Children and Adolescents' Eating Behaviors and Health: A… 2022 All outcomes
Predominantly high-income countries · Randomized trials
SMD 0.38 [0.03, 0.72]
8 studies · 1802 participants
Very low
Association of Food and Nonalcoholic Beverage Marketing With Children and Adolescents' Eating Behaviors and Health: A… 2022 All outcomes
Predominantly high-income countries · Nonrandomized studies
SMD 0.21 [0.07, 0.35]
4 studies · 1972 participants
Very low

Food preference · Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)

In crossover studies with binary outcomes, food marketing increased food preference (OR 3.49, 95% CI 2.03 to 6.22; ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review