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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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Para-
Para-: A prefix with many meanings, including: alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from, and abnormal. For example, the parathyroid glands are adjacent to the thyroid, paraumbilical is alongside the umbilicus (the belly button), etc. "Para" is straight from the Greek.