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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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Tension
Tension: Among its many meanings, "tension" refers to the pressure within a vessel. In French, the word for blood pressure is "tension." And in English, "hypertension" is composed of "hyper" for high and "tension" for bloodpressure.