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Suneeta Sunny

Craving Sugary Treat After Meals? Here's Why You Always Have Room For Dessert

Do you ever find yourself craving something sweet even after a big meal? Or wonder how you still have room for dessert despite feeling full? Researchers now suggest that the phenomenon known as "dessert stomach" is linked to the brain.

In a recent study, researchers investigated the phenomenon in mice and found that they ate sugar even when they were full. While analyzing the brains, they discovered that a group of nerve cells called POMC neurons triggered the craving for sugar.

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