Researchers have discovered that our desire for dessert, even when full, is controlled by the brain. The same brain cells ...

See, researchers have discovered that the annoying cravings we often get for sweets—even when we’re full already—are a response of our body’s neurological systems. In fact, the same neurons in our ...

When eating sugar, the body's own opiate known as ß-endorphin was activated. "This acts on other nerve cells with opiate ...

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

When researchers crunched the numbers, they found that participants who ate at least five ounces of any variety of chocolate ...

Who hasn't been there? The big meal is over, you're full, but the craving for sweets remains. Researchers from the Max Planck ...

Eating their dessert triggers a feeling of reward that keeps the mouse chowing down on sweets. Intriguingly, the researchers found that this pleasure pathway was only activated by sugary foods.

For now, the research shows that our love for dessert is more than just a habit—it’s deeply rooted in brain chemistry. While ...

‘Dessert Stomach’ is the sensation of wanting to eat sweets after a meal ... molecules that stimulate satiety but also one of the body's opiates: ß-endorphin. This acts on other nerve ...

In fact, she ate dessert for breakfast ... may be the best time of day to eat the sweetest food since the metabolism is most active upon waking and the body has the most time to burn off those ...

Fruits lower in sugar are also often lower in calories, but still provide the fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants ...