'Food noise' discussion on social media helps define the term (opens in new tab)

With the rise of weight-loss drugs such as GLP-1 medications in recent years, the phrase "food noise" has taken off, particularly in conversations about health and wellness on social media. While thinking about food during the day is normal, food noise is often used to describe endless, looping thoughts about eating that are hard to ignore. Yet, there's no official definition for what constitutes food noise, and evidence of food noise is anecdotal.