When Ozempic and similar GLP-1 agonist drugs were released, researchers were surprised to learn of an unexpected weight loss benefit. These medications reduce appetite and slow stomach emptying by regulating hunger hormones and insulin levels, and they also affect the brain by helping to quiet “food noise.” “'Food noise' is the term that has been applied to intrusive thoughts about food, whether they be regarding cravings, guilt from eating, or obsessing over what and when to eat,” explains...