VOA慢速英语:Fruits, Vegetables Can Lower Blood Pressure

hypertension – n. medical : high blood pressure

neurobiology – n. medical : a branch of the life sciences that deals with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system

excrete - v. to pass (waste matter) from the body or from an organ in the body

crave - v. to have a very strong desire for (something): to want something very badly

intake - n. the amount of something (such as food or drink) that is taken into your body

physiology – n. medical : a science that deals with the ways that living things function

endocrinology – n. medical : a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, function, and disorders of the endocrine glands

metabolism - n. the chemical processes by which a plant or an animal uses food, water, etc., to grow and heal and to make energy