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Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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Galactosemia
Galactosemia: Inherited disorder due to defective metabolism (processing) of the sugar galactose. Galactosemia is one of the diseases in many newborn genetic screening panels. The disease (which can be fatal, if undetected) is treated by avoiding galactose in the diet.