Why do we crave something sweet after a full meal? Study finds answer

There's science to the saying "there's always room for dessert." Research has found that the part of the brain that makes you feel full after eating also makes you crave sweets. There is a simple explanation for this. — Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

Most of us are well familiar with the feeling of having just eaten a filling meal, but still wanting to taste something sweet.

The workings of this phenomenon have now been illuminated by an international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Metabolic Research in Cologne, Germany.