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Hi my name is Zain and i interviewed my brother about chocolate and caffeine.


Q1) What products do you eat/drink that contain caffeine?
Coffee, chocolate, V drink & red bull.

Q2) How offten do you have them?
Coffee - everyday, chocolate - whenever i can, V drink - whenever i go on a long distance trip & red bull - same as V.

Q3) Why do you have them?
Coffee relaxes me, V drink and Red bull keeps me awake and chocolate makes me happy.

Q4) What do you know about caffeine & how it affects your body?
I don't really know anything but i am addicted to it.
It does'nt do anything to me because i'm use to it. It's like water to my soul. hahahaha LoL

Q5) Do you want to know what caffeine does to your body?
no.... i don't really care... Wait mayby a littlle.. na forget it.

My 10 facts about what chocolate contains.

1) Chocolate conatins cocoa.

2) Chocolate contains primarily cocoa solids and cocoa butter.

3) Milk chocolate contains sugar.

3) White chocolate contains cocoa butter, sugar, milk but no cocoa.

4) Chocolate contains alkaloids such as theobromine and phenethylamine, which have some physiological effects to the human body.

5) Dark chocolate contains cocoa and also added is fat and sugar to the cocoa mixture.

6) Sweet chcolate contains chocolate liquor.

7) Semisweet chocolate is a dark chocolate with a low sugar content.

Chocolate also contain cocoa beans.

9) Chocolate contains vanlla.

10) Chocolate contains milk powder.

My 10 facts about how chocolate affects the body.
1) Chocolate can affect the brain by causing the release of certain neurotransmitters which can trigger the emotions.

2) Cocolate affects the levels of endorphins in the brain.

3) Eating chocolate increases the levels of endorphins released into the brain.

4) Theobromine is another chemical found in chocolate that can affect the nervous system.

5) Chocolate has a long history associated with feelings of well being.

6) Oxalic acid inhibits calcium absorption and thats another thing in chocolate.

7) 40 grams of dark chocolate contains the same amount of caffeine as one cup of decaffeinated coffee.

A cup of hot chocolate usually contains about 4 or 5 milligrams of caffeine, which is about 1/20 that of a cup of regular coffee.

9) Chocolate has been linked to serotonin levels in the brain.

10) To much chocolate can cause a very low blood presure.

Zain, your interview was fantastic. I liked how concise your brother's answers were. Did you tell him about the facts you discovered about chocolate? Is he interested in finding out more about the V-drinks. It is important for people to be aware of how caffeine affects their bodies especially when they are using them on a regular basis. You could also research alternative ways to gain energy....your posting was brillant. Thank you!