02/07/2026
"Food noise" is the phrase everyone's using for what GLP-1 medications quiet.
But ask an eating disorder clinician and they'll tell you: what gets called food noise is often just hunger. And for someone with a history of disordered eating, being told hunger is a problem to switch off isn't neutral — it's the very belief that kept them unwell.
Close to half a million Australians now use these medications each month. More than a million live with an eating disorder. Rarely are the two connected — and rarely is anyone asked about their relationship with food before a prescription is written.
Our new Insights piece sits honestly in that gap: the clinical risk Australia isn't discussing, and what whole-person care actually looks like. Not anti-medication. Pro proper assessment.
Read the full article at raindrum.com.au/insights/the-ozempic-question-nobody-is-asking/
There is a version of the GLP-1 story that is entirely positive. Millions of people with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are experiencing genuine clinical benefit from a class of medications that work in ways previously thought impossible. For many, the psychological relief alon...
