https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1857

Profile of dietary supplement consumers in the region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco

Vol. 18 No. 4 (2024)
Published: 20 December 2024
Morocco, dietary supplement, profile, consumers
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Authors

Oumaima Touijri
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2674-6432
Laboratory of Biology and Health, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
Btihaj Al Ibrahmi
ibtihaje2178@gmail.com
Team of Nutritional Sciences, Food and Health, Laboratory of Biology and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
Yassmine Nahab
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3038-4526
Laboratory of Biology and Health, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
Ali Quyou
Laboratory of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
Moulay Laarbi Ouahidi
Laboratory of Biology and Health, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.

Morocco’s food traditions and customs encourage the increasing consumption of dietary supplements. This study aimed to explore the profile of dietary supplement consumers in Morocco, with a particular focus on the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region. The results obtained following the analysis of our study made on 750 people, of which 36% use dietary supplements, show that 45% of users were female and 55% male. Nearly 65% of the consumers of food supplements have a higher level of education, 35% have a secondary level of education, and 0% are illiterate. 45% of consumers were in the 15-25 age group. In addition, the results showed high consumption of multivitamins (80%), and 58% of dietary supplement consumers take them occasionally. As expected, the level of education plays a big role in the consumption of dietary supplements, so we notice that most consumers are young people. Despite our progress, the number of consumers of food supplements remains small compared to their benefits and our daily needs.

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Touijri, O., Al Ibrahmi, B., Nahab, Y., Quyou, A., & Ouahidi, M. L. (2024). Profile of dietary supplement consumers in the region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco. Italian Journal of Medicine, 18(4). https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1857
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