I read this on Scientific American. I just knew that there is a saying that chocolate is poisonous to dogs. I wonder if I ever fed a dog with chocolate...... Sorry if I had.Anyway, bigger dogs can take a small amount of chocolate. I hope I had given to bigger dogs instead of the smaller ones. ^^
Theobromine is the chemical that causes the reverse effect on dogs. Not just dogs, cats too. Despite of the name, the chemical actually contains NO BROMINE. Weird thing, why do people named it this way. In human, theobromine helps to improve our mood. (I guess that's why chocolate is a popular present on V day) But in cats and dogs, they metabolize theobromine more slowly, and causes the so called "theobromine poisoning". And, dark chocolate or unsweetened chocolate contain larger quantity of this chemical.
Oh anyway, don't think that chocolate do no harm to human body at all. It's believed that theobromine causes prostate cancer.
Theobromine is the chemical that causes the reverse effect on dogs. Not just dogs, cats too. Despite of the name, the chemical actually contains NO BROMINE. Weird thing, why do people named it this way. In human, theobromine helps to improve our mood. (I guess that's why chocolate is a popular present on V day) But in cats and dogs, they metabolize theobromine more slowly, and causes the so called "theobromine poisoning". And, dark chocolate or unsweetened chocolate contain larger quantity of this chemical.
Oh anyway, don't think that chocolate do no harm to human body at all. It's believed that theobromine causes prostate cancer.
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