The study of dietary supplement consumptions among Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Puncak Alam students

Dietary supplements have been widely recognized as a substance that helps in improving ones nutrition intake and in preventing certain diseases. The usage of dietary supplements has increase as the awareness regarding health increases among population especially among the university students. Their knowledge and behavior towards dietary supplements are a main concern. Although there is an increase, there are limited studies regarding dietary supplements intake among students in Malaysia. In this study, the study design used is descriptive and cross-sectional where it is conducted at a certain period and in a short time manner. This is also a questionnaire-based study where the questionnaires are distributed to the degree students of UiTM Puncak Alam. The data is then analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Studies and the results are discussed is disregard of their faculty, study year and gender. The result shows that most of UiTM Puncak Alam students did not consume any dietary supplements but their knowledge and behavior are comparable to the consumers. Although they are not a dietary supplements user, they are curious in searching for the information concerning the dietary supplements on the internet.