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Doctor explains food noise beyond ordinary hunger
Hindustan Times··1 Sept
Pune endocrinologist Dr Vaishali Deshmukh said persistent food thoughts can be food noise, distinct from physical hunger. She cited the 2025 Food Noise Questionnaire in Obesity as a tool to measure such thoughts. Examples include planning the next snack while eating or opening delivery apps when not hungry. She said the construct is emerging and is not a diagnosis.
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What It Means For You
- Feeling stuck in food thoughts after a meal may reflect food noise rather than true hunger, she said.
- The questionnaire is designed for thoughts that interfere with daily life and healthy habits.
- Deshmukh said the label should not be assumed for everyone with obesity.
What's Happening
- Researchers describe food noise as unwanted or distressing food-related thoughts.
- Deshmukh spoke to Health Shots from Deshmukh Clinic, Pune.
- The Hindustan Times piece framed the idea for general readers, not as clinical advice alone.
Where The Term Comes From
- The 2025 questionnaire appeared in Obesity specifically to measure persistent food thoughts.
- Ordinary hunger is treated as separate from the mental loop Deshmukh described.
- Coverage stressed the science is still developing around the construct.
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