Intake of Probiotic Food Among

UiTM Student
Report Writing BEL 422
Muhammad Hafizuddin Bin Misruddin
Mohd Arief Fahmi Bin Azizan
Luqman Bin Mohd Idris
Hazrol Bin Mamat

WHAT IS PROBIOTICS ??
Good bacteria in human body

There are almost 400 types of probiotics mainly

found in the digestive system

Microorganisms, when administered in adequate

amounts, confer a health benefit on the host

HISTORY OF PROBIOTICS
Introduced by Ellie Metchnikoff in 1908
He proved that Bulgarian peasants longevity is due to its utilization of
fermented milk products

In 1965, the term probiotics was first used by Lilly and Stillwell

EXAMPLES OF PROBIOTIC FOODS

CULTURED
DRINKS

YOGURT

PICKLED
VEGETABLE

SUPPLEMENT

PROBLEM STATEMENT

Lack of awareness among students about the benefits of

probiotic food.

OBJECTIVE

To study the number of students that consume probiotic

foods in their diet.

To find the factors that influence the student to include

probiotic foods in their diet.

To investigate how deep the student knowledge on

probiotics.

METHODOLOGY
Instrument
i)
ii)

Primary research Questionnaire

Secondary research Articles, Online study, Books.

Subject
i)
ii)
iii)

UiTM students
100 respondent
Range of is 19 to 23

FINDINGS

To study the number of

students that consume
probiotic foods in their diet.

FINDINGS
Number of Students Who Are Familiar with Probiotic
Foods.
NO

YES
28%

72%

Students Who Are Interested To Know More About Probiotic

Foods.
NO
6%

94%

YES

Percentage of Student Taking Probiotic Food.

YES
NO

23%

77%

Type of Probiotic Food That The Students Take in

Their Diet

45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5

Supplement

Diary products

Soy-based foods

Pickled
vegetables

Others

To find the factors that

influence the student to include
probiotic foods in their diet.

%
35

Factors That Encourage The Students To Take Probiotic Food.

30

25

20

15

10

Peers

Family

Taste

Price

Health
Benefits

Media

Others

To investigate how deep the

student knowledge on
probiotics.

Knowledge on the health benefits of probiotics

%
80

73
70

65

65
61

60

57

60

54

53

51

48
45

50

43
40

40

35

35

30

22
18

20

Agree

24

21

16

13

16

19

17
13

11

10

Unsure

34

33

31

Disagree

S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

SS7

S8

S9

S10

S11

Students Respond on The True Statement.

80

73
TRUE

70

65

65

S1 : Probiotics help to increase the immune

system.
S3 : Probiotics help to promote better

60

57

53

51
50

45

growth in children.
S4 : Probiotics help to kill bad bacteria in the

40

35

digestive system.
S7 : Probiotics can prevent stomach cancer.
S9 : Probiotics help to maintain a healthy

30

22
20

digestive system.
S10 : Probiotics help to prevent gastric

19

16

13

13

10
0

S1

S3

problem.
S11 : Probiotics help to digest food.

34

33

31

48

S4

Wrong

S7

Unsure

S9

Correct

S10

S11

Students Respond on The False Statement.

%
70
61

60

60

54

50

43

40

40

35

30

24

21

18

20

17

16
11

10

S2

S5

Wrong

S6

Unsure

Correct

FALSE
S2 : Probiotics help to improve the eye vision.
S5 : Probiotics help to balance good and bad bacteria in the body.
S6 : Probiotics help to reduce blood pressure.

S8 : Probiotics help to cure diarrhea.

S8

Knowledge on The Health Benefits of Probiotics

32%

WRONG

UNSURE

Wrong

39%

Unsure
Correct

29%

CORRECT

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Opinion on probiotic foods

UNSURE = 3%
NO = 7%

YES= 90%

CONCLUSION

More than half of UiTM students

include probiotic foods in their daily
diet.
Lack of information about probiotic
foods is the main reason why students
do not consume probiotics in their diet
Most of the students consume
probiotic foods due to health factors
Most students are aware of the benefits
of probiotic but lack of information
about the mechanism of probiotics

RECOMMENDATIONS
Campaigns be organized by government to educate the society.

Schools provide free probiotic foods such as Vitagen and Yakult

Mass media to give more information on probiotics and their benefits
Government organized probiotic foods week

Parents play their role to educate their children to take probiotic food

THANK YOU..
MAY GOD BLESS US..