The amount of chocolate that is lethal to humans has been named (4 photos)

Sweet tooth, finishing New Year's gifts under the tree, here for you American nutritionists have brought useful information.





Any product has its own lethal dose, after which the average person safely goes to his forefathers. It is difficult to die from gluttony, but it is possible. It is believed that 238 pieces of dumplings is the maximum that can be eaten at one time. Just like 4 kg of tangerines, 413 nuggets.

By the way, only 250 grams of salt will be enough, but you still won't be able to eat that much. 70 cups of coffee are guaranteed to give you a heart attack.



But let's move on to the most delicious part, chocolate. Unfortunately, excessive consumption of chocolate can lead to weight gain, tooth decay, and an increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and high cholesterol. And if that doesn't scare you, here's a reminder of how much you can eat in one sitting.

So, a little theory. Chocolate contains theobromine, and it is this that can kill a person in large quantities. 1000 milligrams per kilogram of body weight is considered a toxic dose of theobromine for humans.





Let's take the average sweet tooth weighing 68 kg, which means he needs to gobble up 68,000 mg of theobromine. But here's where things get complicated. The amount of theobromine varies depending on the type of chocolate. You won't find much theobromine in white chocolate, but you'll find more in milk chocolate (2.4 mg theobromine per gram of chocolate), dark chocolate (5.5 mg per gram), and baking chocolate (16 mg per gram).

So our unfortunate subject would need to eat about 332 standard-sized bars of dark chocolate. There are no reports of such heroes yet, but I don't really want to test it in practice.



By the way, a lethal dose of theobromine for dogs is considered to be 100-500 mg per kg of body weight. So keep an eye on your furry friends so they don't steal the chocolates.