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The concept of \u201cfood noise\u201d has garnered attention since the introduction of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic<\/a>, Wegovy<\/a>, and Mounjaro<\/a> for weight management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Food noise is defined as intrusive and persistent thoughts about food that can interfere with daily life and make healthy behaviors more difficult. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Most of the evidence suggesting that GLP-1 medications helped quiet food noise<\/a> was anecdotal \u2014 until recently.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A new study examined short-term changes in food noise in a digital behavioral weight management program both with and without GLP-1 drugs<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The findings have not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal, but were presented at the European Congress on Obesity<\/a> in Istanbul, Turkey, from May 12\u201315.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cFood noise is powerful, so when the noise is less, and the environment is more \u2018quiet,\u2019 the individual is less likely to consume foods that may contribute to weight gain,\u201d said Kristin Kirkpatrick<\/a>, president of KAK Consulting and dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic Department of Wellness & Preventive Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Kirkpatrick wasn\u2019t involved in the study. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cTypically, food noise is the loudest for foods that are often additive in nature, such as ultra-processed foods<\/a>,\u201d she told Healthline. \u201cThink candy, cookies, bread-based snacks and meals, snack foods, pizzas, etc. Food noise is not the same as hunger. It\u2019s instead tied to powerful, often intrusive cravings.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This observational study included 417 adults who were participating in a digital behavioral weight management program. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The researchers evaluated a one-month change in food noise using the The FNQ asks five questions and scores each answer on a scale of 0 to 4, for a maximum total score of 20. Users rate the questions on a scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Each participant completed a questionnaire as a baseline, then another at a one-month follow-up. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The participants were categorized into two groups: those who began a GLP-1 medication at baseline and those who used only the behavioral weight management program<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The results showed that those who used a GLP-1 drug alongside the weight management program saw a more significant decrease in food noise at the follow-up than those who did not. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThe freedom from food noise is a common benefit I hear from my patients on GLP-1s,\u201d Kirkpatrick said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIn fact, it\u2019s often mentioned to be as impactful as weight loss and blood sugar benefits. I am not surprised by this data as GLP-1 use and reduction of food noise seem to go hand in hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n