Contrary to popular belief among the ill-informed, people who smoke cannabis are actually much less likely to become an overweight couch potato than those who do not.
That is according to a study published by Utah’s Brigham Young University this week in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.
Newly examined results from a phone survey conducted between 2016 and 2022 with over 735,000 individuals yielded data affirming this. It determined that occasional users were 31 per cent less likely to be obese and that daily consumers were 32 per cent more improbable to pack on the pounds.
“As legalization and prevalence of the drug in the U.S. increases, the prevalence of obesity may decline,” study author and professor Ray Merrill said.
This investigation also found that pot usage among those who were obese was 35 per cent lower than those who were not. Prevalence of cannabis consumption increased two-fold among Americans during the study period.
Study of Over 700,000 Adults Finds Marijuana Use Linked to Lower BMI | The Marijuana Herald
The study, published in the peer reviewed journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, was conducted by Brigham Young University researchers.
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Past studies draw similar conclusions
A recent analysis published in a peer-reviewed journal titled Cannabis, A Publication of the Research Society on Marijuana found that CBD and the minor cannabinoid THCV helped individuals significantly.
“Ninety day use of once-daily THCV and CBD-infused mucoadhesive strips was associated with clinically significant weight loss,” the researchers described.
Another investigation published last fall in the International Journal of Obesity determined that cannabis helped people lose over four pounds on average.
Moreover, a 2022 study titled “Cloudy With a Chance of Munchies” found that the rate of obesity in Washington State had declined by 5.4 per cent since recreational marijuana was legalized there at the end of 2012.
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