The Science of Room for Dessert

Lots of us have had the experience - we're feeling full after a meal, but once we view the dessert options, we're ready for more!

Now, some scientists think they can explain this phenomenon. But it's not that "dessert goes in a different place".

The sugar in sweet foods stimulates a reflex that expands your stomach, writes senior researcher Arnold Berstad and assistant doctor Jørgen Valeur from Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital in the latest issue of The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association.

Food that's sweetly yummy
somehow expands your tummy?

It's your body's evil plot
to make you eat a lot!