Food Noise

Food Noise is a newsletter that explores how GLP-1 weight-loss medication is changing people's eating habits and the food industry.

By Julia Glotz

How much of a gamechanger are GLP-1 pills?

Expectations are huge, but oral treatments come with restrictions and inconveniences that could curb uptake

2 hrs ago • Julia Glotz

Unbundling fibre and protein

If we're serious about helping GLP-1 users consume more fibre, we need to stop talking about protein in the same breath.

Jun 17 • Julia Glotz

What I eat on a GLP-1, #8: Rob from South East London

The genuine pleasure I get from food, which is around culture, flavour and spending time with friends and family, that’s still there and hasn’t…

Jun 11 • Julia Glotz

The end of desire vs the end of regret

GLP-1s are often talked about as marking the end of desire. It may be more useful to think of them as bringing about the end of regret.

Jun 9 • Julia Glotz

What I eat on a GLP-1, #7: Ruth from the New Forest

When you create a product for people like us, don’t forget we’re in this situation because we love food. Sell me something that is for a food lover.

Jun 4 • Julia Glotz

How long someone has been on a GLP-1 matters more than you think

If you haven’t taken GLP-1 medication, it’s hard to imagine how strange and volatile the first few months can feel.

Jun 2 • Julia Glotz

What I eat on a GLP-1, #6: James from Cramlington

When I do my food shop now, I just go in and buy what I need to buy. I still see the crisps and the biscuits and the shit food, but I don’t care about…