Cannabis use and body weight

There have been many claims about weight loss using Cannabis on a regular basis, but many remain skeptical about the relationship between the two. A study by the American Journal of Medicine, which looked at a number of issues, found that cannabis use was actually linked to a variety of physiological “slimming” characteristics.

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The study involved 4,657 people, 46% of whom had never used Cannabis before, 12% were active users and 42% had used Cannabis in the past.

Conclusion: Body Mass Index

Body Mass Index is a measure of a person’s body fat based on their height and weight. The study found that current cannabis users had a Body Mass Index that was 7% lower than non-users.

Conclusion: Insulin levels

Current Cannabis users had 16% lower insulin levels compared to non-users. High levels of insulin are often cited as the reason why the body stores unused glucose as fat.

Conclusion: Insulin resistance

A high insulin resistance makes it difficult to lose weight, as it will affect the body’s ability to burn fat. Regular cannabis users had 17% lower insulin resistance than non-users

Conclusion: The waist circumference

Finally, people who used cannabis regularly had a waist circumference that was about 4% smaller than that of non-users. For occasional users Occasional Cannabis users (who had not smoked in the pre-study period) also showed the same trend as regular users in the results, but on a smaller scale.

source: http://www.thestonerscookbook.com/article/2014/11/04/what-you-need-to-know-marijuana-use-body-weight/

Note All articles published here refer to information on all cannabinoids, but in Greece it is not possible to access THC (Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol), which is not yet legal in our country.