A Scoping Review of Observational Studies on Food and Beverage Advertising on Social Media: A Public Health Perspective.

ABSTRACT: Popular social media platforms have been actively used by ultra-processed food companies to promote their products. Being exposed to this type of advertising increases the consumption of unhealthy foods and the risk of developing obesity and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Thus, monitoring commercial content on social media is a core public health practice. We aimed to characterize the methods used for monitoring food advertising on social media and summarize the investigated advertising strategies via a scoping review of observational studies. This study is reported according to the MOOSE Statement, and its protocol was registered with the PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (registration nº. CRD42020187740). Out of the 6093 citations retrieved, 26 me

SUBMITTER: Matos JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9960697 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature