'Dessert stomach' lives in your brain, say scientists
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Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Germany have discovered that what we call the "dessert stomach" is rooted in the brain.
"We wanted to find out why, even in a state of satiety, we consume high-sugar-containing foods," Henning Fenselau, research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne, Germany, told Fox News Digital. "The same region of the brain reacted to sugar in humans." Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
To tackle the issue, Fenselau said he and his colleagues looked into the mechanisms of the brain that tell a person when he or she feels full.
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