“…As for data on KAB, this information was available in 10 EMR countries (45%), including Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, KSA, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman and Pakistan. The majority of KAB surveys included questions related to (1) knowledge of sugar food sources, sugar content in food products, and familiarity with adverse weight/health effects of high sugar intakes; (2) consumer’s attitude such as importance of restricting/limiting the intake of sugar, making healthier choices and checking information related to sugar; and (3) consumers’ behavior such as consuming high sugar food products, reducing the amount of AS, substituting high-sugar options with healthier options and reading labels ( Table S7 ) [ 72 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , 115 , 116 ]. Poor knowledge related to sugar food sources and content was reported from more than 65% of school-aged children in Jazan, KSA [ 98 ].…”