The idea of a “dessert stomach” isn’t just a joke — it’s science. Researchers found that the same brain cells that make you ...

To avoid the risk of overeating, "one can eat their food slowly and pay close attention to the signals their body is ...

Every time you eat, your body goes through a complex process to decide when you’ve had enough. The sensation of fullness, ...

It's because the "dessert stomach" is a real thing in a person's brain. "We wanted to find out why, even in a state of ...

Alex Arkell, 16, from Stirling in Scotland, had no classic symptoms of the deadly growth — instead, suffering a bizarre bout of stomach ... on the size of the tumour and where in the brain ...

Understanding why we always have room for dessert could lead to new treatments for obesity, researchers have revealed.

As usual, Julie Ferris-Tillman had a full evening planned after leaving her office. By day, she’s vice president of a public ...

Researchers have now discovered that what we call the 'dessert stomach' is rooted in the brain. The same nerve cells that make us feel full after a meal are also responsible for our craving for ...

That feeling of fullness you get after a big meal comes not just from your stomach but your brain. Specifically it’s the pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons in the hypothalamus, which activate ...

It's because the "dessert stomach" is a real thing in a person's brain. "We wanted to find out why, even in a state of satiety, we consume high-sugar-containing foods," Henning Fenselau ...

To find the cause of the "dessert stomach", the researchers investigated the reaction of mice to sugar and found that completely satiated mice still ate desserts. Investigations of the brain ...