International Journal of Health Sciences & Research (www.ijhsr.org) 56 Vol.3; Issue: 9; September 2013 International Journal of Health Sciences and Research www.ijhsr.org ISSN: 2249-9571 Original Research Article A Study on the Impact of Nutritional Education Program in the University of Hail Syeda Bushra Fatima * , Rafia Bano, Eyad Alshammari, Nada Salamah Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, KSA * Correspondence Email: syedafatima339@gmail.com Received: 03/06//2013 Revised: 02/09/2013 Accepted: 19/09/2013 ABSTRACT Background: This study was designed to study the impact of a nutrition education program for the non- nutrition students in the University of Hail. The knowledge of nutrition plays a vital role in food choices, any step towards improving this paves way for better nutritional choices and consequently a resultant better health. Objective: To study the impact of a Nutrition Educational program on the nutritional knowledge of non- nutrition students. Setting and Participants: One hundred young adult females, from non-nutrition background in the age group18 - 24 years, studying in the University of Hail. Methodology: The study was carried out using the following tools for the purpose of imparting education and subsequently assessing the level of knowledge attained. A) Pretested questionnaire B) Educational handouts. Statistical Analysis: SPSS Statistic 17 for statistical processing. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to analyze general characteristics, the non-parametric McNemar test of the paired t-test was used. Results and Discussion: The findings of McNemar test revealed a highly significant difference between the correct responses obtained from the pretest and posttest indicating an overall high impact of the education imparted through this study program. Conclusion: This study highlighted the effectiveness of nutritional education program provided to the randomly selected students from non-nutrition back ground. It was found to show significant impact on participants‟ nutrition awareness and their attitudes toward healthy dieting behaviors. Our findings showed a significant change in nutrition knowledge of the participants. Although, mean difference of correct responses from the pretest and posttest appeared weak but the significant differences were remarkable. Key Words: nutrition education, nutrition theory and practice, health promotion, nutritional status, educational strategies.