Isn't it strange that chocolate is not considered healthy or safe for any animal? But humans can safely eat it?

submitted by In-the-clouds from self.AskSaidIt

A friend told me his wife will have nightmares if she eats chocolate in the afternoon. That made me wonder about chocolate, which I have enjoyed eating many times. But is it healthy?

Fatal to Bears

Four bears were found dead within 50 feet of where a hunter had put down 90 pounds of chocolate and doughnuts as bait. msn.com

Chocolate has been used as poison to kill coyotes.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15884841/

Can you think of any animal for which chocolate is actually a healthy food?

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[–]American_Muskrat 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

I had no idea but it turns out humans are the only species with an efficient metabolism for theobromine. Crazy, like God made chocolate just for us. 🙏🏻

[–]Adventurous_Ad6212 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

No clearly it's all a psyop and chocolate is actually dangerous for human consumption. So don't eat it. Just eat the crickets in your pod.

[–]tradecoder 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

When I was a kid I had a black Labrador and I used to share my Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies and snicker bars and peanut butter and whatever else kind of candy I had handy and she was just fine.

Things that people believe will become their reality.

[–]American_Muskrat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Weird. I never tried.

[–]Brewdabier 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There's a dog the loves jumping the fence and crossing the road to try and bite me, never though of giving it chocolate, chocolate is cheaper than my cattle prod.

[–]Mcheetah 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Gemini AI:

Humans can metabolize theobromine quickly. Humans can break down and excrete theobromine, the main toxic ingredient in chocolate, quickly.

Animals can't metabolize theobromine quickly. Many animals, including dogs, cats, birds, and rabbits, can't metabolize theobromine as quickly as humans. Even a small amount of chocolate can poison them.

Theobromine affects the nervous, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. Theobromine stimulates the nervous and cardiovascular systems, and can cause gastrointestinal upset.

The inverse of chocolate is raw meat; humans can't eat it without being poisonous to them due to having really weak stomach bacteria.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Theobromine is a "toxic ingredient" according to that response. Here is more:

  • Theobromine is a methylxanthine similar to caffeine that is found in the cacao plant, from which chocolate is made.
  • It gives chocolate its bitter taste; naturally, darker chocolate contains much more theobromine than milk chocolate.
  • Theobromine has evidence of promoting wakefulness, lowering blood pressure, and improving blood flow, mood, and respiratory health.
  • Theobromine should offer milder, longer-acting effects than caffeine, and with fewer adverse side effects.
  • Theobromine is highly toxic to animals.

Source: https://www.theoptimizingblog.com/theobromine/

[–]Jiminy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

We evolved eating chocolate. Chocolate is from South America and these coyote in North America wouldn't have been eating it. They can eat other things that humans can't.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Are your ancestors from South America?