Nearly 1 in 5 people in the US think about food even when they are not hungry

"Food noise" refers to intrusive thoughts about and cravings for food, whether or not a person is hungry. The phenomenon has become widely discussed on social media, in traditional media and in commercials for GLP-1 receptor agonist weight-loss medications. Because the term has only emerged in recent years, not much is known about who experiences food noise, and there is not even a universally accepted scientific definition.

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