Fiona Wylie
fionawylie.bsky.social
Fiona Wylie
@fionawylie.bsky.social
Food Noise 🔇
Master of Research Candidate @ Macquarie University
Reposted by Fiona Wylie
In Opinion

The system that turned Gila monster venom into GLP-1 drugs is being dismantled through research budget cuts, Jeff Coller writes in a guest essay. “Less support for scientists means strange questions no one will get to chase. Exploring those questions is how medicine advances.”
Opinion | We Need to Keep Funding Weird Science
Science turned a serendipitous finding about lizard venom into one of the most important drugs of the century, but that type of research is getting harder to do.
nyti.ms
June 21, 2026 at 1:55 AM
‼️ "Food noise: A theoretical review" just published in Appetite. ‼️ Based on current understandings, we present 5 potential explanations for food noise, including food cue reactivity, food addiction, & thought suppression. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #foodnoise #glp1 #obesity #psychology
www.sciencedirect.com
October 6, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Reposted by Fiona Wylie
Have you heard of food noise? It's the constant thoughts some people have about food & wanting to eat it, thoughts many people claim are dampened by taking GLP-1 medications. Researchers are starting to investigate food noise's nature & causes & treatments: buff.ly/xXefbBM #psychology #AcademicSky
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666326003533
buff.ly
October 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM