Even though people who use marijuana tend to take in more food (and consequently, calories) than non-users, research has shown that rates of obesity and diabetes are far lower in marijuana users than non-users.
This contradiction was studied recently using data from the CDC’s Nutrition Examination Survey. The results were surprising.
[adrotate group=”5″]In the study that looked at a more than 4,500 people representing a cross section of the population, researchers compared waist size and insulin sensitivity of marijuana users and non-users.
What they found was that people who use the drug had a much higher sensitivity to insulin, which is something that is lost as a person suffers metabolic disorders.
They also found that average waist size for marijuana users was almost 20% lower compared to non-users, despite the fact that users ate a higher volume of food.
Researchers, out of the University of Arizona, wanted to see if there was a link between the active ingredient THC and metabolic disorders. One interesting find, the researchers note, was that the benefits were only seen in people who were regular and/or recent users, and not in people who had used in the past but don’t now.
The study authors also noted that much more research needs to be done on the link between THC and metabolism, citing a lack of evidence and studies available.
But Marijuana comes with a long list of side-effects so it may not be the ideal tool to tackle type 2 diabetes or for losing weight.
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marijuana has benefits for a variety of conditions its use needs to be treated with respect.
What is the long list of side effects please? A lot less than alcohol i would imagine…….I once read that 70% of hospital cases are directly or indirectly associated with alcohol abuse……..maybe we should all be just getting stoned instead! (I am not a user by the way).
my that is interesting more research please.
Researchers should find out the good ingredients or nutrients of marijuana and separate them from the harmful ones so that they can be used as medicine.
if only there was a cure!
Well, marijuana is commonly smoked, which makes a direct comparison with alcohol less appropriate than with cigarette-tobacco smoking. Yes, Jodi Knapp, needs to tell us what this “…long list of side effects,” found in marijuana are, so that we can compare them with the list of side effects to be found in tobacco smoking, a list, presumably much longer than is found in tobacco, since marijuana is illegal, in all but a few places, while tobacco smoking remains legal, everywhere.
So, it comes with a long list of side effects, huh? What a crock! We're not talking about the pharmaceutical industry here!
There is a low THC product out there that has great hope for those who don't need to be high.