The Dessert Stomach: Anatomical Reality or Confectioners’ Dream?
As more people speak out and claim they have a separate stomach for dessert despite evidence to the contrary, one company puts its reputation on the line and says unequivocally, “It’s there.”
Honolulu, HI (PRWEB) November 8, 2007 -- A simple Google search of the phrase “dessert stomach” will return a number of results that offer explanations of the concept. The general consensus is that the dessert stomach is a completely separate digestive compartment that allows a person to willfully and happily consume dessert even when, by all other measures, he or she is completely full. While it has yet to be scientifically proven and acknowledged by the medical community, it seems that more individuals have been openly discussing it, prompting some researchers to give it a closer look.
In an effort to increase awareness of the dessert stomach, one company, Grumpy Girl Clothing, has chosen to emblazon the concept on a women’s t-shirt. The shirt even comes prepackaged with a mini dessert spoon, so the purchaser can carry it along with her in her purse in case she encounters an unexpected dessert-sampling opportunity.
"I have long wondered myself how I could go out to a restaurant and eat a full meal, yet still be eager to see the dessert menu,” says Allison Takeshita, owner of Grumpy Girl Clothing. “I had heard about the dessert stomach theory a few years ago, but it seemed like very few people were speaking about it in public, almost like it was some sort of underground theory that was only postulated carefully behind closed doors.”
However, according to Takeshita, the tide may be turning.
"I think there are currently about 200 citations of the dessert stomach online, and of those, about a fourth of them have been initiated within the last 2 years,” she says. “As someone who believes in the existence of the dessert stomach, I thought it was time to assert this existence and risk my personal and professional reputation. Thankfully, the fact that women of various backgrounds are purchasing our dessert stomach shirts tells me that there are potentially many other believers out there.”
Takeshita contends that there are signs that even members of the medical community may be warming up to the theory. For example, Wendy (last name omitted to protect her identity), a Stanford University Medical Center physician, admits that, despite the current lack of empirical evidence, she thinks the dessert stomach does, in fact, exist.
In 2004, a University of Washington professor of psychology conducted an informal test of the theory while at a Sunday buffet with his family. While each family member became full to the point of not being able to eat any more, each of them somehow found the ability to make a trip to the dessert table. The surprising conclusion, however, was that the professor stopped himself at the dessert table, abruptly changed his course, and instead proceeded toward the roast beef. This behavioral data suggests that the dessert stomach may be more complex than even believers of the theory could have anticipated.
Last year, a Canadian medical journal published a study that observed the presence of a pouch protruding from the main body of the stomach in 25 study participants, each of whom claimed to always have room for dessert. This would seem to be an anatomical breakthrough, but the study’s methodology and findings have yet to be corroborated.
“There is so much that we still have to learn about the dessert stomach,” says Takeshita. “I personally believe that it is more prevalent in women than in men. My goal is to say to women that it’s okay to eat dessert. It’s unnatural to fight the call of the dessert stomach, whether it anatomically or just psychologically exists. Humans are incredibly complex machines and, like other species, are subject to evolution. Perhaps the dessert stomach is filling some biological or social need. I hope we’ll figure it all out one day.”
About Grumpy Girl Clothing:
Grumpy Girl Clothing is a small clothing and accessories company located in Honolulu, HI and sells its products online via its website as well as through select boutiques.
Contact:
Allison D. Takeshita, Owner
Grumpy Girl Clothing
(808) 735-0668
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