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  • 1 International Islamic University Malaysia
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Abstract

Malaysian is one of the highest sugar consumers in the Asia Pacific region. There has been no available report quantifying sugar intake among Malaysian until Malaysian Adult Nutrition Survey
(MANS) 2003 study was done. However, data concerning sugar consumption among university students is scarce. This study was conducted to assess sugar sweetened beverages intake among International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan students. A total of 42 of IIUM Kuantan students was recruited by convenience sampling method. A questionnaire consisting of 3 days
food record was distributed to all participants as a tool for data collection. Food record was analyzed using the Nutritionist Pro software prior to statistical analysis with SPSS version 12.0. P value was set as p