Table 2.
Eligibility criteria
| Category | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Population type | Any human population | Animal populations |
| Year of publication | In or after 2006 | Before 2006 |
| Publication type | Any author-defined review of published evidence (i.e. must include ‘review’ as a self-descriptor) and provide a specified method for searching, retrieval and analysis of published material. | Not an author-defined review of published evidence (i.e. does not say ‘review’) or does not have a specified review method. |
| Country | Any country | N/A |
| Language | Published in English | Not published in English |
| Focus on marketing | Relates to any form of commercially-derived, or mimicking commercially-derived, marketing (e.g. promotion, product, placement, price…etc.), across any possible medium (e.g. internet, TV, retail environment). | Any form of marketing that does not derive from a commercial source or mimic that provided by a commercial source (e.g. social marketing, public health marketing, more general effect/ behaviour of media use). |
| Food or drink related | Relates to marketing of any food/non-alcoholic drink | Marketing not specific to food/non-alcoholic drinks (e.g. for alcohol, tobacco or other products). |
| Health context | Review must be in the explicit context of health (e.g. must refer to a health-related outcome or interest) | Review not in the explicit context of health (i.e. does not refer to a health-related outcome or interest). |