SynthesisTobacco control2017
Impact of non-menthol flavours in tobacco products on perceptions and use among youth, young adults and adults: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Tobacco control, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 100 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
100 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 153 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review investigating policy design and implementation of US state and local policy to restrict the sale of flavored tobacco products.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Pooled it
- Sweet Flavors and the Addictive Potential of E-Cigarettes: A Systematic Narrative Review.European addiction research · 2026Pooled it
- Flavour capsule cigarette use and perceptions: a systematic review.Tobacco control · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of non-menthol flavours in e-cigarettes on perceptions and use: an updated systematic review.BMJ open · 2019Pooled it
- An E-Liquid Flavor Wheel: A Shared Vocabulary Based on Systematically Reviewing E-Liquid Flavor Classifications in Literature.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review of consumer preference for e-cigarette attributes: Flavor, nicotine strength, and type.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Perceptions and Experiences with Flavored Non-Menthol Tobacco Products: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Pooled it
- Appeal and Sensory Characteristics of Oral Nicotine Products in Young Adults Who Vape E-Cigarettes.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Trial
- Systematic Assessment of Flavor Cues and Additives in Cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products in Korea: Cross-Sectional Surveillance Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
- Patterns in US Cigar Sales and Prices from 2021 to 2025: An Examination of Pack Size, Flavor, "Natural" Descriptors, and Brand.Research square · 2026Article
- Social Influences Across Vaping Trajectories of Female Tertiary Students.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- Examining the influence of descriptors used to market unflavoured cigarillos: an experiment with a sample of youth and young adults from the USA.Tobacco control · 2026Article
- Marketing of oral nicotine pouches on Malaysian social media and e-commerce websites.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- The Effects of State-Level Flavored Electronic Cigarette Restrictions on Adult Tobacco Use Using Multilevel Modeling: Findings From the PATH Study Waves 5 and 7 (2018-2023).Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Use of Flavored and Modified Risk Smokeless Tobacco Products Among American Indian Adults.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Across the world availability of flavour accessories for tobacco products.Tobacco control · 2025Article
- Twisting the truth: How the tobacco industry misleads the public through harm reduction.The Indian journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Compartmentalization of proteasomes in lipid rafts and exosomes: unveiling molecular interactions in vaping-related cellular processes.Archives of toxicology · 2025Article
- The impact of e-cigarette product characteristics on attitudes and use susceptibility: an experimental study.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Cigarillo Flavor in Context: Qualitative Analysis of the Social-Ecological Factors Influencing Cigarillo and Cannabis Co-Use Among Young Adults.Health behavior research · 2025Article
40 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
objectiveThis systematic review examines the impact of non-menthol flavours in tobacco products on tobacco use perceptions and behaviours among youth, young adults and adults. DATA SOURCES: English-language peer-reviewed publications indexed in 4 databases were searched through April 2016. STUDY SELECTION: A search strategy was developed related to tobacco products and flavours. Of 1688 articles identified, we excluded articles that were not English-language, were not peer-reviewed, were qualitative, assessed menthol-flavoured tobacco products only and did not contain original data on outcomes that assessed the impact of flavours in tobacco products on perceptions and use behaviour. DATA EXTRACTION: Outcome measures were identified and tabulated. 2 researchers extracted the data independently and used a validated quality assessment tool to assess study quality. DATA SYNTHESIS: 40 studies met the inclusion criteria. Data showed that tobacco product packaging with flavour descriptors tended to be rated as more appealing and as less harmful by tobacco users and non-users. Many tobacco product users, especially adolescents, reported experimenting, initiating and continuing to use flavoured products because of the taste and variety of the flavours. Users of many flavoured tobacco products also showed decreased likelihood of intentions to quit compared with non-flavoured tobacco product users.
conclusionsFlavours in most tobacco products appear to play a key role in how users and non-users, especially youth, perceive, initiate, progress and continue using tobacco products. Banning non-menthol flavours from tobacco products may ultimately protect public health by reducing tobacco use, particularly among youth.
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