UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., June 22 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - 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 based on anecdotal evidence.
"The term food noise is everywhere. It's being picked up by lots of people, and businesses are trying to capitalize on the term for marketing purposes," said...