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Theobromine is a caffeine precursor molecule that metabolizes into caffeine in the liver. This is why chocolate, which doesn't contain caffeine directly, is bad for animals who normally have a low tolerance for caffeine. The same thing happens in humans, but we have a higher tolerance for caffeine due to our physiology adapting to our long term consumption of caffeine and caffeine-precursors throughout human history.
Theobromine is a caffeine precursor molecule that metabolizes into caffeine in the liver. This is why chocolate, which doesn't contain caffeine directly, is bad for animals who normally have a low tolerance for caffeine. The same thing happens in humans, but we have a higher tolerance for caffeine due to our physiology adapting to our long term consumption of caffeine and caffeine-precursors throughout human history.
i knew that chocolate isn't good for some animals. i didn't know why. thanks for the info.
i knew that chocolate isn't good for some animals. i didn't know why. thanks for the info.
You could inject caffeine directly into my heart and I would probably feel like a coffee a few minutes later. Such is my tolerance. Best shit ever discovered.
You could inject caffeine directly into my heart and I would probably feel like a coffee a few minutes later. Such is my tolerance. Best shit ever discovered.
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