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Abstract
This study sought to determine the trends in consumption of soft drinks among students at the Sunyani Technical University. The design that was used for the study was the cross-sectional survey. Using the simple random sampling procedure, 191 students of Hospitality and Tourism Department were selected for the study. Data gathered from the use of the questionnaire was analysed using the descriptive statistics namely frequencies, percentages and means. It was found out that, juices, tea, carbonated drinks, cocktail, sweetened juice, milkshake and smoothies were the types of soft drinks that students sometimes consume. Also, students were unaware of most of the dangers that soft or non-alcoholic drinks could pose on their health.