For many of us, it is an all-too-familiar sensation: feeling fit to burst after a big meal but somehow finding room for dessert.
For those struggling to shift the pounds, there is at least some solace: it's not just greed, it's the way we have been hardwired.
In fact, 'dessert stomach' is a scientific fact, and it's all because of something called sensory-specific satiety.
Put simply, it means that the more you eat of something, the less you like it, which gives you the impression that you are full. You are, however, only sated with that particular taste, texture or flavor.