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A 21-year-old male asked:
Hello i wanted to know if eating chocolate candy and drinking hot chocolate stopped me from quitting caffeine for three months since starting around 12/22/2022 and today i had the dunkin hot chocolate 12/25/2022 ?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
There are different amounts of caffeine in chocolate depending on the type & these can have the same effect as drinking coffee.
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Reviewed Dec 26, 2022
Dr. Sue Ferrantianswered
Internal Medicine 31 years experience
Chocolate does contain caffeine-candy more than hot chocolate. Hot chocolate has a very small amount of caffeine but it is not zero. So, if you are trying to be completely caffeine-free, then cutting out chocolate would be needed. If you are trying to minimize your caffeine intake (but not eliminate it), then avoid chocolate in the form of candy as this has more caffeine than hot chocolate.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
Reviewed Dec 26, 2022
Last updated Dec 26, 2022
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