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Study: Marijuana Users Less Vulnerable To Obesity And Diabetes

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 08/25/2015 - 08:45

Marijuana users are often stereotyped as unhealthy, munchie-ridden, fast food devotees, but a new study in the Journal of Obesity could turn the turn the popular assumption on its head.

A study comparing cannabis users to those who abstained from the drug found there was an association between marijuana use and a lower weight range and lower risk of diabetes.

Examining 786 Inuit adults between the ages of 18 and 74, researchers from the Conference of Quebec University Health Centers found that after controlling for the effects of gender and age the body mass index for cannabis users was 26.8 compared to 28.6 for non-users. The group that scored the lowest BMI were those who were cannabis users who had never used tobacco or had quit tobacco.

Furthermore, marijuana users had a smaller risk of contracting diabetes, with lower fasting insulin and insulin resistance. “In this large cross-sectional adult...

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