The influence of unhealthy food and beverage marketing through social media and advergaming on diet-related outcomes in children-A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Children are increasingly exposed to food and beverage marketing, but little is known about the specific effects of marketing through media most used by children. This study aims to systematically review the influence of unhealthy food and beverage marketing through social media and advergaming on diet-related outcomes in children. Seven databases were systematically searched for English peer-reviewed quantitative and qualitative scientific studies on the effects of marketing of unhealthy products through social media or advergaming on a range of diet-related outcomes in children. Risk of bias was assessed with tools specific for the different study designs. Twenty-six studies were included, of which 20 examined the effect of food and beverage marketing through advergaming and six through

SUBMITTER: Mc Carthy CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9286387 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature