Knowledge and Perception Towards The Keto Diet Among The General Population in Baghdad City, Iraq

Tiba Nezar Hasan; Taqi Mohammed Jwad Taher; Hasanain Faisal Ghazi; Mohammed A AbdalQader

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Majmaah J Heal Sci. 2023; 11(4): 37-48

doi: 10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.005

Knowledge and Perception Towards The Keto Diet Among The General Population in Baghdad City, Iraq

Tiba Nezar Hasan, Taqi Mohammed Jwad Taher, Hasanain Faisal Ghazi, Mohammed A AbdalQader.

Abstract
Background and Aims:
The ketogenic diet or keto diet (KD) is a recently used diet regime by a lot of the population for weight loss. The purpose of this study was to examine the general population’s knowledge and perceptions regarding the KETO diet in Baghdad, Iraq.
Methods:
This study included 203 respondents who completed an internet-based survey. A questionnaire adopted from a previous study was used to assess the knowledge and perception of the respondents.
Results:
Almost all the participants (98.5%) had heard of the ketogenic diet, 41.8 percent were currently following it, and 26% had tried it before. The longest time spent following the keto diet was one month (26%), and 44.3% of participants admitted to taking supplements while on the diet. Around half of the respondents (44.8%) said that the keto diet helped them lose weight and keep it off. In general, most of the participants had good knowledge of the keto diet, except for 2 parts, nutritional ketosis, and long-term studies on the keto diet effect, where the majority answered don’t know (70.9%, 43.3%) respectively. In terms of perception, around half of the respondents (42.8%) agreed that the keto diet should only be prescribed by doctors or nutritionists, while 40.0% disagreed that the keto diet is safe to follow for the long term.
Conclusions:
In conclusion, nowadays the ketogenic diet is a very popular weight loss diet, especially among young adults; however, more health promotion and education are required especially about long-term side effects of it.

Key words: Knowledge, Perception, Keto Diet, Baghdad

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Hasan TN, Taher TMJ, Ghazi HF, AbdalQader MA. Knowledge and Perception Towards The Keto Diet Among The General Population in Baghdad City, Iraq. Majmaah J Heal Sci. 2023; 11(4): 37-48. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.005

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Hasan TN, Taher TMJ, Ghazi HF, AbdalQader MA. Knowledge and Perception Towards The Keto Diet Among The General Population in Baghdad City, Iraq. https://www.mjhs-mu.org/?mno=150633 [Access: December 05, 2023]. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.005

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Hasan TN, Taher TMJ, Ghazi HF, AbdalQader MA. Knowledge and Perception Towards The Keto Diet Among The General Population in Baghdad City, Iraq. Majmaah J Heal Sci. 2023; 11(4): 37-48. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.005

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Hasan TN, Taher TMJ, Ghazi HF, AbdalQader MA. Knowledge and Perception Towards The Keto Diet Among The General Population in Baghdad City, Iraq. Majmaah J Heal Sci. (2023), [cited December 05, 2023]; 11(4): 37-48. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.005

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Hasan, T. N., Taher, . T. M. J., Ghazi, . H. F. & AbdalQader, . M. A. (2023) Knowledge and Perception Towards The Keto Diet Among The General Population in Baghdad City, Iraq. Majmaah J Heal Sci, 11 (4), 37-48. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.005

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Hasan, Tiba Nezar, Taqi Mohammed Jwad Taher, Hasanain Faisal Ghazi, and Mohammed A AbdalQader. 2023. Knowledge and Perception Towards The Keto Diet Among The General Population in Baghdad City, Iraq. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences, 11 (4), 37-48. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.005

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Hasan, Tiba Nezar, Taqi Mohammed Jwad Taher, Hasanain Faisal Ghazi, and Mohammed A AbdalQader. "Knowledge and Perception Towards The Keto Diet Among The General Population in Baghdad City, Iraq." Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences 11 (2023), 37-48. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.005

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Hasan, T. N., Taher, . T. M. J., Ghazi, . H. F. & AbdalQader, . M. A. (2023) Knowledge and Perception Towards The Keto Diet Among The General Population in Baghdad City, Iraq. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences, 11 (4), 37-48. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.005

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