Part A: Describe how caffeine can affect your stress level. How does it affect your cardiorespiratory system? Include information about the hormone called adrenalin.

Part B
What is a comfort food? How does comfort food affect your stress levels? What are some of the dangers of comfort food as it pertains to your level of physical fitness? Describe how neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, work in relation to stress and comfort food.

Part C
Describe a diet that can lower your stress level. What does the diet look like? What kinds of foods and drinks are in the diet? What quantities of food are in the diet? Include your thoughts about how the stress hormone cortisol or the feel-good neurotransmitter, serotonin, relate to diet that reduces stress.

**Each answer needs to be two or three paragraphs long!**