Table 4.

Knowledge about fasting goals and the use of technology among the study population

Variables		Total
Why do you practice intermittent fasting?
To lose weight		231 (44.9%)
To be healthy		56 (10.9%)
Religious reasons		36 (7.0%)
Multiple reasons		172 (33.5%)
Other		19 (3.7%)
How long do you plan to continue to practice fasting?
< 1 year		52 (10.1%)
> 1 year		26 (5.1%)
Until I reach my goals		189 (36.8%)
For the rest of my life		110 (21.4%)
I do not know		137 (26.7%)
How did you learn about this practice of fasting?
From a health program on TV		24 (4.7%)
Through social networking sites		320 (62.3%)
Discussed with health professionals		33 (6.4%)
Through friends and family		105 (20.4%)
Other		21 (4.1%)
Which app do you use for fasting?
Zero		28 (5.4%)
Body Fast		5 (1.0%)
In Fasting		2 (0.4%)
LIFE Fasting Tracker		10 (1.9%)
Fastient		2 (0.4%)
Fast Habit		4 (0.8%)
I do not use any app for fasting		435 (84.6%)
Other		28 (5.4%)
If you responded no to the last question, why don’t you use an intermittent fasting phone app?
No applications in Arabic are available		17 (3.3%)
I did not know there were applications for intermittent fasting		192 (37.4%)
I do not need apps to fast		226 (44.0%)
Total Count (%)		514 (100%)