Farmer Kelly O, Beukes Ronel A, Sowden Marwyn, du Plessis Lisanne M
Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Obes Rev. 2025 Aug;26(8):e13923. doi: 10.1111/obr.13923. Epub 2025 Mar 28.
Globally, childhood obesity presents as a major public health challenge that is steadily on the increase. This is a result of, among other factors, children consuming excessive amounts of empty calories, specifically from foods high in saturated fats, refined sugar, and sodium, which may be exacerbated by targeted marketing and sponsorships. This scoping review aimed to investigate the prevalence of food and nonalcoholic beverage marketing in schools and to determine the impact marketing and sponsorship in the school environment has on the food choices of school-going children and adolescents. The objectives of the scoping review were to conduct a systematic search of available and relevant literature, identify recurring themes and knowledge gaps, and make recommendations for future research. For this scoping review, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and EBSCO were searched for relevant studies published between 2011 and 2023. Gray literature was searched for on ProQuest and Google Scholar. The results were exported from the database into CADIMA for screening and data analysis; 1608 references were screened. Twelve primary studies (n = 12) were included in the final review. The evidence mapped out through this scoping review found that a link has been established between food and nonalcoholic beverage marketing and enhanced interest in these products from adolescents. It showed that food and nonalcoholic beverage marketing is prevalent in the school environment and influences the dietary behavior of school-going children. The school food environment is an opportunity to positively influence children and adolescents' food choices and consumption habits through nutrition education and health promotion.
在全球范围内，儿童肥胖已成为一项日益严峻的重大公共卫生挑战。造成这一现象的因素众多，其中包括儿童摄入了过量的无营养热量，特别是来自富含饱和脂肪、精制糖和钠的食物，而针对性的营销和赞助活动可能会使这一情况更加恶化。本综述旨在调查学校中食品和非酒精饮料营销的普及程度，并确定学校环境中的营销和赞助活动对在校儿童和青少年食物选择的影响。该综述的目标是系统检索现有相关文献，识别反复出现的主题和知识空白，并为未来研究提出建议。为此项综述，我们在PubMed、Scopus、Web of Science和EBSCO中检索了2011年至2023年间发表的相关研究。同时在ProQuest和谷歌学术上检索了灰色文献。结果从数据库导出到CADIMA进行筛选和数据分析；共筛选了1608篇参考文献。最终综述纳入了12项主要研究（n = 12）。通过本综述梳理的证据发现，食品和非酒精饮料营销与青少年对这些产品兴趣的增加之间已建立起联系。研究表明，食品和非酒精饮料营销在学校环境中很普遍，并影响着在校儿童的饮食行为。学校的食物环境是通过营养教育和健康促进对儿童和青少年的食物选择及消费习惯产生积极影响的一个契机。
