One potential problem with dark chocolate is that it has a lot more theobromine in it compared to milk chocolate. I've been taking my blood pressure regularly, usually a couple times a day. Some times its high and I've been trying to think of what made it high. After buying dark chocolate regularly, I started eating more and more of it at a time. I think maybe this was what was doing it. Also, I had a sinus and lung infection last week and that might have had some effect. I also was spraying dilute Lugols solution into my nostrils which I found to be highly effective for sinus infections. This time, I used a higher concentration of Lugols solution and I'm wondering if I got some kind of iodine poisoning. Too much iodine can cause hyperthyroidism, too. I also drink green tea and sometimes coffee, too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobromine
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The dark chocolate effects are so acute for canines, that the alkaloid has been tested with some success as a means of controlling coyote populations.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/carmend...h=c35978259fc4
Also see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophylline