Why you always seem to have room for dessert

There's a scientific reason behind your "second stomach."
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How is it that, after stuffing ourselves full at dinner, we somehow find room to eat again once dessert comes around? Turns out, the thing that makes us do this has a name: It's called "sensory-specific satiety," and it's actually supposed to keep us healthy.
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[@wizzzer1337]

As long as it's delicious, stomach physics need not apply.

[@marwaa6562]

wizzzer1337 this comment is legendary

[@benjamindrommel877]

Cgp grey

[@quatie]

PMSL

[@suntoritime]

As long as I hate myself enough, stomach physics need not apply.

[@sammyharxx8658]

It’s actually psychology

[@thoryan3057]

Me, an intellectual: "We have a salt stomach and a sugar stomach."

[@FiSH-iSH]

Yes

[@cryptical1210]

OMGGGG I REMEMBER TO SAY THAT TO MY PARENTS ALL OF THE TIME WHEN I WAS A KIDDD 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Sumanitu]

Seriously! That's very much how I feel most of the time at work, where I'm often forced to prepare and bring everything I'll eat for 8 to 12 hours. I would have called it savory and sugar though. The most interesting thing about this scientifically to me is that most vegetables don't really seem to fall much into either category. Fruit is sweet. Meat is savory. What is steamed broccoli?

[@Wall_flower]

That doesn't seem too “intellectual”

[@thoryan3057]

@@Sumanitu I'm very generic with my salt and sugar definitions as far as our 2 stomachs are concerned. I would consider vegetables in the salt category because I will often eat them in the same mouthful with the rest of my food (let alone eating them on the same plate). I didn't use the word savory because I'm unfamiliar with what savory is as although I know of the word, I don't know what savory is supposed to taste like. Fruits are for the sugar stomach yes. but they don't satisfy my sugar stomach no matter how much fruit I eat. Regular desert is the way to go to fill that bad boy up

[@TheHairlessKoala]

because dessert doesn't go to your belly, it goes to your heart

[@harshone1866]

Your profile pic Kirby really suits your comment

[@eddiehitler3139]

@The Volatile Walker i am convinced you get cardiovascular diseases from being a bitter sadboy

[@eloy618]

The truest comment on youTube.

[@aperson2730]

Awesome

[@mateisotcan4128]

This comment will have 1000 likes+ .Change my mind

[@mothmansboyfriend]

As my sister says, “ice cream fills in the gaps”

[@wrinkleintime4257]

Mothman’s Boyfriend I LOVE this!!

[@shanettequao9043]

Mothman’s Boyfriend your sister is right

[@arkhamknight7594]

Sweet home Alabama

[@Artistoh14]

@Olivia Dogan HAHAHAH

[@hongkongball5249]

@Olivia Dogan what?

[@krishacz]

we live in a satiety

[@luuketaylor]

i liked this comment. but in anger.

[@joycesutherland6180]

Isn't it pronounced sa-sha-ty? w/ 1st 'a' long & the 2nd syllable soft?.. I'm not sure, but don't believe it's being said correctly in the vid.

[@EmeraldMara85]

@@joycesutherland6180 It's connected to satiate. As long as you learn how to pronounce satiate (seh-ti-ate) then you can pronounce satiety (seh-tie-t). Alternatively, you can google the word to learn the pronunciation.

[@theunknown0789]

Mad lad actually did it

[@arimirsky2769]

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[@lockettowl]

I'm too distracted by the slop y'all called macaroni and cheese

[@skinnylegend-7330]

ikr

[@monisolaelliott9346]

Doesn't look too appetizing.

[@SheisB515]

😂😂😂 not a flake of pepper in sight 👀

[@nicolelollipops8268]

I’d get full quick off of this too, if it is based on interest lol

[@zeonmoo192]

It shouldn't even be called macaroni and cheese, it looks like prison food

[@RBuckminsterFuller]

I guess it's why a salad with ten ingredients is so much more delicious than a salad with three ingredients.

[@joeybaseball7352]

Also why we like smart phones better than flip phones.

[@miialamia1653]

@@joeybaseball7352 you eat phones?

[@joeybaseball7352]

@@miialamia1653 🤣😂🤣😂

[@KIJIKLIPS]

@BC Bob salad leaves onion and then just a olive oil and vinegar dressing

[@starletd6819]

BC Bob Ikr i love a good plain green salad

[@ollynolly4592]

Me, a binge eater: this is not a good video for me

[@maximalgeflext]

Olly Nolly same oh man

[@higosha9693]

loooool

[@jasmine-dq5vc]

me, an anorexic: hehehehehehe

[@uhhuh2546]

Me, a bulimic: uh,, isn’t it obvious?

[@nnn-v6w]

Me, a binge-purging anorexic sub type: *wholeheartedly agreeing*

[@travisgregorysanagustin2792]

why does vox always answer my weirdest questions?

[@myaatkins]

Because you haven't gone on a Today I Found Out binge, which answers 10 times more of your weird questions

[@tapwater424]

Because you don't have the habit of finding answers for your questions.

[@userou-ig1ze]

"answer" "proven" by an "experiment". lol.

[@malcolmholmes2596]

@@userou-ig1ze yep that would be the creationist way of looking at things. On the more rational side, this is a more like "quant observations" of a "small group of people/participatents" doing a "little home experiment" or just trying to answer a question, while making it an interesting casual video for the publics. This isn't actually a full peer reviewed study but they do have some outside sources to back up what their saying, but again nobody is acting like they made the discovery of the century. Stay woke m8

[@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062]

You should get your share of the profits

[@K8_bman]

The lactose intolerance in me is screaming at that experiment.

[@RSVDCN]

Weakness disgusts me

[@kungfupanda5172]

I felt that.. 😭

[@rifwann]

Its not like you cant eat that.. but i get stomaches especially when its in their milk form.. but its all worth the pain.. i hear that supplying the stomache a little milk might make them evolve.. still trying to cure mine..

[@randomonlineuser6401]

Weak bloodline

[@papasscooperiaworker3649]

is mac n cheese bad for lactose intolerant people?

[@pmnyein]

So basically we choose to be full if we are not interested in the food?

[@tomasmejia6370]

Well, yes, but it's important to specify that it's not a voluntary choice

[@wasabi42]

i kinda thought it was more along the lines of, we misinterpret being no longer interested in the food as being full, not necessarily that we *are* full, or are choosing to be full

[@tomasmejia6370]

@@wasabi42 but we do feel as though we were physically full

[@Miquelalalaa]

not a choice

[@Eliza-ex4rn]

yes

[@yen5662]

Mac and cheese then ice cream - my lactose intolerance is shook

[@kawtarmilki4980]

Who else would like to see an inverse experience of this : serve the ice cream first than mac & cheese ?

[@aleks-33]

In Spanish we have a word for not wanting any more sweets. "Empalagado." Like if I have some dessert that's extremely sugary or I have 6 donuts in one day, I wont want to even LOOK at anything sweet for the rest of the day because I'm "empalagado." So some cultures do have words for the opposite too.

[@davidonfim2381]

I bet they've done that study too. My own personal anecdote is that I often find myself switching from salty to sweet to salty to sweet foods, so (in the video's verson of the experiment) I think if you offered mac and cheese after they've eaten the ice cream, they'd be able to eat more than one ounce of it.

[@chesh1re_cat]

Now that's a scientific approach! Always need a control

[@aleks-33]

@@raghu5038 yeah I teach it to my English speaking friends always cuz it's so useful. We also use it in the context of when a couple is acting so lovey-dovey its disgusting or "tooth rooting sweet" is I think the expression in English sometimes used? You can see an annoying couple and say they are "empalagosos" meaning "prone to give you/one feelings of being empalagado." 😏😅😂

[@laura5458]

@@aleks-33 I actually say "hostigada" but overall I agree with you

[@oaalnkit2508]

"A giant plate of mac and cheese" = what i eat everyday

[@moXon460]

That was a regular plate if at all. And I'm just a 150 pound guy

[@oaalnkit2508]

@@moXon460 Yeah glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks that lol

[@sunshineembrace7264]

I came to the comments just to see if I was the only one, lol. Glad I'm not!

[@mksabourinable]

Same omg

[@DiabeticDingus]

that "giant plate" of mac n cheese is at most half of what i can consume on a regular basis

[@swayamsahu8078]

Plate: Dessert Belly: Room Available

[@alexisreeves2251]

Hotel: Trivago

[@MinenArbeiterLP]

Cotton: eye joe

[@jesureborivbaze2606]

Belly: it’s free real estate

[@margaritam.9118]

Alexis Reeves Trivago belly. All desserts welcome.

[@karkaur]

Bruh: moment

[@generalhyde007]

This is why I say “Everything in moderation.”

[@omninulla9472]

but everything in moderation leads to overall excess.

[@SamerMasterson]

Thanks mom

[@nooriman5944]

I think you’re right

[@xsutlox8146]

and then you can eat EVERYTHING

[@helpmereach1000subscriberswith]

@@omninulla9472 *"GENIUS"*

[@duchi882]

*Fun Fact:* In Japanese, always having room for dessert is called _"Betsubara"_

[@RBuckminsterFuller]

It's not a fun fact unless you explain that it means "different stomach".

[@cry0lite800]

If the first reply doesn't get more likes than the original comment, I've lost faith in humanity.

[@eddiehitler3139]

@@RBuckminsterFuller why though, i enjoyed selecting the word and googling it a fun fact on the internet should spark curiosity, it's not the same as if it was on tv or something

[@jmaverion]

That's a weeb fact right there folks.

[@dulapeepsinmybedroom5611]

@@jmaverion So ...? Anything wrong with that?

[@randomgirl7508]

Mac and Cheese: Do you have any rooms available? Stomach: I'm sorry but each and every room is already taken Ice Cream: There are no more rooms available? Stomach: Actually, there's still one more room available sir Mac and Cheese: Hey! I was here first!

[@dabo777]

lol

[@LambOfDemyelination]

The ice-cream melts and fits between the cracks! Simple

[@katiev5281]

My mom always told me that ice cream “fills in the cracks”

[@deadaccount7800]

Fills in a broken heart

[@narwhal5447]

A man says “I keep finding custard in one ear, and jelly in the other”. The doctor says “I’m afraid you are a trifle deaf”.

[@dominospizza4386]

You are forgiven my friend

[@narwhal5447]

@@dominospizza4386 is it even possible?

[@dominospizza4386]

rich perez what do you mean

[@ukikayo]

In our language we call it “umay” it simply means that you grew tired of eating something and dessert basically breaks that monotonous taste. 😉

[@pinkajou656]

It’s amazing that you have a word for it!

[@rd101]

That’s so cool!

[@bruhdabones]

Yeah, I’m not full, I’m just bored with your bland meatloaf - take that, mom!

[@peffiSC2source]

How dare you speak to your mother like that!

[@amireinav1]

Bob dabiuld good thing I’ve never had meatloaf in my life!

[@bruhdabones]

peffiSC2source S hehehe ok b00m3r

[@bruhdabones]

Amir Hagit Einav My dad makes it and it’s not bad tbh, but obviously other people hate meatloaf since this comment is doing well!

[@TisLita]

@@amireinav1 good thing i've never had a mom before in my life!

[@MaddieFishblob]

Something ALL parents NEED to know: 3:46

[@xexpaguette]

And don't forget to add hummus on the side! IT ACTUALLY MAKES ME WANT TO EAT SALAD.

[@gvrose]

@@xexpaguette hummus for life!!

[@xexpaguette]

@@gvrose HUMMUS IS GONNA GO BIG!

[@hongkongball5249]

Ew, who actually likes hummus

[@xexpaguette]

@@hongkongball5249 *me*

[@DragonballBlack]

I don’t though. Like ever.

[@dionysus8967]

Yeah, it's the fatties

[@thatsonyou6093]

@@dionysus8967 ok pablo

[@torugho]

Congrats for being so quirky. Here's s cookie 🍪

[@alyssa294]

Ok well the rest of us do so we don’t care

[@punch155]

Didn’t think you were here-

[@Zidniaailman]

*Fantastic work as usual, Vox*

[@olaff9771]

@under a rock how tf are you?

[@olaff9771]

@under a rock bye

[@olaff9771]

@under a rock so, uhhh....

[@theculturevulture]

Someone cross reference this video with the one from Vice on the guy who only eats box mac and cheese.

[@angiegul_]

Culture Vulture lol I also thought of that guy 😂😂😂

[@_salzberri]

You’re on to something kid

[@datcat1981]

He has post traumatic OCD

[@seenaiqbal9841]

stomach: *exists dessert: *_its free real estate_*

[@BestEverFoodReviewShow]

Cool video.

[@Mo-he8rl]

Dang 5 mil subs and no replys

[@NuhuhIquit]

@@Mo-he8rl It has replies now

[@eliH2233]

Love your videos!

[@kurtdelosangelesmanalo.4697]

Does ur stomach don't get full bc so many desert

[@patatasorigins9383]

THIS EXPLAINS SOOOO MUCH! My family has the habit of repeating foods to eat in a short amount of time and they would ask me why I ate so little and I would just respond cause it's the same thing. I don't feel satisfied even though I'm full. I've always wondered why for so many years.

[@morganleflore]

I’m I the only one thinking that Mac and cheese looks sick ? 🤢

[@ArgKaiser]

yes

[@inflixo36]

No

[@kath.h.523]

Am I the only one who doesn't care and would devour that whole plate in two bites?

[@JamButter123]

Morgan L I love Mac and cheese but this looks like from my horrible buffet tastes like water. Ewww... 🤢🤮

[@user-iu9dr3fp4o]

Katharina Haffner If I cared enough I’d say it’s disgusting Katharina and you have no taste and anyone else who thinks like that is the exact same when it comes to food, but that’s jus my 2 cents 🤷‍♂️ that macaroni looks horrible.

[@tannisbhee7444]

My grandfather started the tradition of eating dessert first. He was a wise man.

[@gmarikbraun6460]

Um ok

[@v7ran]

In Vietnam we have a word for this effect. Ngán, when you’re tired of the food that you’re eating, and want to eat something else.

[@cassandrac.0166]

Chinese, too: 腻, and Malay: jelak

[@idontthinkso2431]

Indonesian: Muak

[@thomas.thomas]

German: Ichhabeheuteschonnudelngegessenichmöchtekeinemehrsondernlieberetwasanderes

[@RaymondHng]

@@cassandrac.0166 膩 translates to _greasy_

[@cassandrac.0166]

@@RaymondHng the word itself can be used sometimes as slang for when something becomes too rich to continue eating, and 吃腻 means you are tired of eating, same way 玩腻 means you’re tired of playing. Sometimes context matters besides the direct translation.

[@jamaallewis3520]

I wonder how much they would've been able to eat if it was a solid dessert(cake or pie maybe)

[@solderbuff]

I wonder, how much they'd eat if it was broccoli instead of ice cream. Their whole "theory" about variety would crash instantly.

[@craz4jaymz]

Exactly what I was thinking too

[@EvilBrit89]

Its no secret.. every human is equipped with a 'sweet' and a 'savory' stomach.

[@Skuiggly]

Really nice “pronunciation joke” + transition in the beginning there

[@stoneyll]

You call that a giant plate of Mac n Cheese? It's no wonder they wanted dessert~!

[@fealubryne]

I wonder if this is why, after having the same leftovers for a day or two we get bored and don't want to finish them. That's largely why I freeze half the food when we make big batches, so we can enjoy it without dragging it out too long, and then enjoy it again in the future. Less waste that way.

[@suflo3063]

I now have a very interesting thing to talk about at Thanksgiving dinner, THANK YOU! :)

[@alainchristian]

You will be misinforming your entire family but sure.

[@suflo3063]

Alain-Christian what?

[@ZeroGravity23]

2:07 From 1-10, she: "25"

[@pickles3128]

My dad would never let anyone order dessert when we were eating out unless we cleaned our plates entirely (pretty impossible at a standard American restaurant's portion size.) Getting a take-home box didn't count. I still resent that about my childhood just a tad!

[@lumi5056]

The questions on vox is getting more and more random like showerthoughts

[@averagestudent7055]

"Americans love dessert more than their guns." -Quoted by: an average European.

[@allisonkniech5680]

Well if Ice cream started killing hundreds of kids every year, maybe we would actually do something about it

[@decoygale131]

People with Gerd: *_"We just want to eat with no future consequences or regret."_*

[@eekahai]

Same way I have more room for Vox videos..

[@LimeyLassen]

The old joke "This isn't seconds, I haven't tried everything yet"

[@brandondavis6862]

I love this. I've noticed this phenomenon in myself when I think to myself "I'm tired of eating this, I want to eat something else." Nice to know there's a name for it.

[@ravenzetsu9979]

so it doesn't really necessary a "room for dessert" but a room for different food...

[@wabisabi7755]

Lately, it doesn't seem to apply to me. Which makes me so sad. I miss having to crave for something sweet after a nice meal.

[@channelletangyuxin6765]

*I'll be the one finishing both meals and still saying im hungry*

[@MikkoHaavisto1]

You should've given a different second serving to control for variety. This was not a test of dessert vs. food, but same vs. different.

[@palindromee]

Are you telling me this thing I thought was happening my entire life is actually a scientific thing? Cool

[@johnnyappleseed4279]

My digestive system goes into overdrive when that pumpkin pie rolls around

[@aresmars2003]

Conclusion: If you want to eat less, just put one thing on your plate!!!

[@BrainsApplied]

*I only have room for dessert!*

[@Samdroid_]

I only have room for you owo I had to do it

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

I just finished three plates of thanksgiving dinner and now I just eat 2 slivers (or chucks for some people) HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE 🍁🦃🍽

[@DonaldJTump-jz7rr]

AND ALWAYS ONE EXTRA SCOOP OF ICE CREAM!

[@animanya394]

Thanks for the video! It’s really interesting! And it interlaced with my previous knowledge - i heard about diets there you eat same thing for long time, like, one week you eat only apples (but unlimited amount), other week you eat only salad and so on. It probably partially relied on described effect. Also now i know how to eat more!

[@mysterym2269]

This video is very well made, I like it

[@joanaborges9450]

3:51 So, what we can learn and apply from this is, if something is not healthy put it in plate all by itself (so you eat less); and if something is very healthy, like fruits and vegetables, put it in your plate in variety (to encourage you to eat more).

[@fleshtaffy]

I never have room for desert actually.

[@Nightraven26]

Same

[@chuusone4524]

Weird

[@felixxfeliciss]

You make room for dessert. There is no other way.

[@davidmackay7558]

Now I am curious if the researcher has studied food eating competitors, and how they over come this.

[@retardpillprovider492]

Now i want ice cream *proceeds to eat an entire pint of ice cream and scream at vox*

[@ArgKaiser]

say it's for science, I guess...

[@stacyam3317]

I’m Hispanic and we don’t have dessert cause we eat so much

[@cry0lite800]

What's the difference between a cold dessert and an injured girlfriend? One is ice cream and the other is a sore bae.

[@hottesttracks8055]

This is the type of content i want on VOX

[@reanisuii]

Vox: “sat...sait-se- Me: Me: *Am I glitching?*

[@thetwistedsamurai]

I literally never have room for dessert. I always eat my dessert first, actually. Then I have room for the rest of my meal. My brain is backwards...

[@jk-gb4et]

2:44 "we're omnivores-" Vegans: *i beg to differ*

[@bitterlemonboy]

Veganism is just dangerous pseudoscience. They are wasting food. There are people starving out there!!!!

[@hailongnguyen3103]

I was literally talking with my sis about why do I keep wanting to eat a lotta desserts after a full meal. Opened my phone and was greeted with this video...

[@LukeMarisa]

I know one fact After seeing this video. Fact: I wan na eat ice-cream.

[@smokesparkdragonfly1368]

You don't *have* room for desert, you *make* room for desert. Catch me hunched over the toilet thanksgiving day on my tenth slice of apple pie. It's a system

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Does this explain why my ex lost interest in me?

[@RaymondHng]

Variety is the spice of life.

[@1happboy]

Honestly I can’t think of a single time where this has happened.

[@1gorSouz4]

There's another reason too: I LOVE sweets.

[@pablotejano7461]

I always have a room for a last video before I sleep

[@blazereho811]

now I don’t feel so weird that I can eat three plates of fish sticks and still want more

[@Rahul-px3my]

Wow I actually had this theory long ago and now someone has actually proved it

[@madeonearth3429]

You droppin harder than this guy his crossaint

[@mistym0rning]

*croissant

[@JoshuaTarverWills]

Crusawnt*

[@sunshineembrace7264]

*Qwas Aunt

[@JustinTimeForParties]

My dad sometimes eats like seconds and thirds of my moms food then doesn’t eat desert (loves it) because he’s full and that makes me happy

[@Libertad-bo6zp]

I was just thinking about getting some ice cream after lunch, guess vox reads my mind 😂

[@romzimus893]

My mum kept asking me why are you still able to eat dessert So I showed her this.... Thanks VOX

[@nexzae]

How is that a “giant” plate? Thought that’s a normal plate.

[@urozzom]

There's always room for dessert because dessert doesn't go to your stomach, it goes to your heart.

[@DANAMIONLINE]

Now I’m going to increase the variety of veggies on my daughter’s plate. Thanks Vox.

[@danfr]

I found a bag of frozen vegetables for stir fry at Costco, with 9 different vegetables in it. That along with a variety of spices and styles of cooking has incredibly increased the amount vegetables I eat myself. It works for adults too.

[@miolation]

i find this very helpful in monitoring why my appetite is so bad. i have adhd, and so when i eat i get full so quickly, most likely because my mind is running a mile a minute and i become distracted/lose interest quickly in whatever it is im eating. so varying my food and snacking throughout the day would prob be better

[@bigira]

No honey, i eat until i feel my stomach is on the verge of exploding

[@RSVDCN]

sad

[@janafawzy2003]

can we please just talk about the person in 0:58? cause he's literally the kind of person that I'd never want to eat out with.

[@annajensen8373]

imagine being named “babara w. rolls”

[@Unusederas]

Barbara looks like a cool kind grandma

[@nirbarshay5199]

Those people just got free ice cream and Mac and cheese and they are complaining

[@naftaliachar2503]

Vox just made me hungry after seeing this more than understanding what it is

[@XEinstein]

We serve them Mac & cheese and all Italians be like 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[@hotsauceanimations8906]

This video literally explained my entire life

[@Fayrayz]

0:05 that’s one of the most disgusting cakes I’ve ever seen

[@shynx5440]

Fayrayz ikr 🤢

[@cryptical1210]

Why tho

[@giuliacf4180]

@@cryptical1210 Its green

[@cryptical1210]

@@giuliacf4180 it could be a colorant tho, or maybe an ingredient that turned it green. Not neccesary that is expired or something.

[@giuliacf4180]

@@cryptical1210 I know, but green is a nasty color for a cake nonetheless

[@chijaruable]

This has been one of the most interesting pieces of content I’ve seen in a while

[@KillstreakPB]

I literally never have room for dessert

[@SeanTBarrett]

Yeah, I wish people who cite the science like this would actually spend a TINY amount of time on reporting what the science ACTUALLY found as it applies to their listeners. Was this effect found in literally 100% of people, or is it only 80% of people, or what?

[@randolpascano9613]

This info will certainly help people who wants to lose weight. Thanks VOX!

[@tzwacdastag8223]

Room For Dessert Exist * Pastry Owner: Your Money is Now my Property

[@EmyN]

Yes, we definitely live in a society that over eats