فعالية برنامج تعليمي مقترح على الحالة المعرفية و العادات حول استخدام معلومات بطاقة المكملات الغذائية للمستهلكين بالمملكة العربية السعودية

Abstract EN

Supplements provide nutritional levels for daily competitive performance.

Therefore, it is important that consumers’ be informed about the use and risks associated with dietary supplements consumption.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of an educational program and to examine the attitudes of consumers’ in Saudi Arabia toward dietary supplements label.

The survey consisted of 18 questions divided into three categories: consumers’ personal information, consumers’ understanding and use of supplementsفل and their personal beliefs towards the use of card information or the printed labels of dietary supplements.

In this stud, a pre-test and a post-test was conducted for 160 consumers’ currently taking supplements (Mean Age = 31.76; SD ± 8.51).

After the survey was give, the data were evaluated and an educational training program on dietary supplements was conducted.

Our results showed significant differences in pre and post survey tests (p ≤ 0.05).

After educational program, approximately 40% of the consumers’ reported having knowledge on different aspects of dietary supplements such as intake level, reading labels and understanding the information, and information on expiration date before making any purchases.

Similarly, perception of safety issues and usages of dietary supplements among consumers’ were also improved by 5–10%.

In addition, implications for future policies to improve Saudi consumers’ understanding of dietary supplements labels are discussed