The Effectiveness of Partnerships With Commercial Actors to Improve Food Environments: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Partnerships with commercial actors have been proposed as a policy approach to create healthier food environments. We conducted a systematic review to assess their effectiveness for improving food environments and population health at state, national, or international levels. We searched in 14 databases and two websites for real-world evaluations published between 2010 and 2020. Study quality was appraised using a modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Data were synthesized narratively by outcome (human, food environment, policy content, and implementation progress), considering their effect direction. Seventeen studies reporting on seven PPPs in four countries were included. Most studies (n = 14) involved food reformulation, especially salt reduction. Three focused on specific settings (the eat

SUBMITTER: Blanchard L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12404887 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature