“My ‘food noise’ is deafening”: the reality of living with constant intrusive thoughts about eating

Food noise

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“My ‘food noise’ is deafening”: the reality of living with constant intrusive thoughts about eating

By Vicky Chandler

2 months ago

8 min read

If you’re constantly ruminating on what you’ve eaten and what you’ll eat next, you’re experiencing a phenomenon called ‘food noise’. For some people, this is a low background hum. But for Vicky Chandler, food noise has been a debilitating force in her life for as long as she can remember. Can she learn to turn down the volume? 


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