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Jun. 27th, 2008 11:49 amI found this online. And discovered there's a scientific reason for why I like sweets.
There’s no such thing as a spare stomach for dessert, but there certainly is a dessert brain.
It’s not a lack of willpower per se that has you craving a dessert after a full meal; it’s a biological phenomenon known as sensory specific satiety.
(Why don't they just call it a sweet tooth?)
When it comes to feeling satiated, our brain craves a diversity of tastes, textures, and temperatures. In a Pennsylvania State University study, subjects offered a lunch with four identical courses of their favorite food ate sixty calories less than a group served four different courses.
(So, by eating dessert, I can actually lose weight, right? That's how I take it. And I ain't gonna disagree with that.)
Writing news: I finally finished a revision of "Safe Place" and have sent it out into the world. Now to get back to the other stories sitting around on my hard drive and get them back out into the world too. Time to get up off my duff. Really. I say this all the time, don't I? Are you sick of me yet? Procrastination is my worst habit.
There’s no such thing as a spare stomach for dessert, but there certainly is a dessert brain.
It’s not a lack of willpower per se that has you craving a dessert after a full meal; it’s a biological phenomenon known as sensory specific satiety.
(Why don't they just call it a sweet tooth?)
When it comes to feeling satiated, our brain craves a diversity of tastes, textures, and temperatures. In a Pennsylvania State University study, subjects offered a lunch with four identical courses of their favorite food ate sixty calories less than a group served four different courses.
(So, by eating dessert, I can actually lose weight, right? That's how I take it. And I ain't gonna disagree with that.)
Writing news: I finally finished a revision of "Safe Place" and have sent it out into the world. Now to get back to the other stories sitting around on my hard drive and get them back out into the world too. Time to get up off my duff. Really. I say this all the time, don't I? Are you sick of me yet? Procrastination is my worst habit.
