Table 1.

PICOS criteria for inclusion and exclusion of studies²⁹

Parameter	Criteria
Participants	Children and adolescents aged 4 to 16 years
Intervention	Educational or behavioral interventions targeting the reduction of SSB consumption as one of the main purposes. Acceptable settings in which the educational intervention was delivered were school, home, and community settings
Comparison	Control groups with no intervention
Outcomes	Primary outcome of interest was the reduction in SSB consumption after delivery of the intervention. Outcome was measured as a decrease in the intake of soft drinks, sweetened juices, or any sweetened drink defined in the included study and was quantified using the difference in consumption of these beverages pre- and postintervention and after follow-up. Secondary outcomes included any of the following clinical or health outcomes affecting a child’s health status: reduction in obesity prevalence (status); changes in body composition measures (eg, body mass index [BMI] z scores based on age- and gender-specific growth charts); reduction in dental caries measured by the difference in decayed, missing, and filled teeth; reduction in cardiovascular disease risk factors; reduction in risk of any chronic disease, including type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and orthopedic ailments
Study design	Any setting, including school-based and out-of-school (home or community) settings, conducted in a developed or developing country