smokers are less likely to be obese, I was actually surprised

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"People using cannabis are less likely to be obese than people who [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]do not use cannabis," authors say[/FONT]
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Colombes, France: The prevalence of obesity in the general population is sharply lower among marijuana consumers than it is among nonusers, according to an analysis published online this week in the American Journal of Epidemiology.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Investigators at the Louis Moureir Hospital in Colombes, France analyzed cross-sectional data from two representative epidemiological studies of US adults age 18 and older: the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) and the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication. Combined, the surveys included over 50,000 eligible respondents. Authors controlled for respondents' sociodemographic characteristics, including age, ethnicity, educational level, marital status, and tobacco use, but they did not factor into account subjects' physical activity or diet.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The prevalence of obesity was significantly lower in cannabis users than in nonusers (16.1 percent versus 22 percent in the NESARC and 17.2 percent versus 25.3 percent in the NCS-R)," researchers reported. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]They added, "The proportion of obese participants decreased with the frequency of cannabis use" -- noting that respondents who reported using the substance 'three days per week or more' were least likely to be obese compared to those who reported 'no cannabis use in the past 12 months.'[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Authors concluded, "[E]ven if cannabis consumption increases appetite, people using cannabis are less likely to be obese than people who do not use cannabis."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The study is the first large-scale trial to evaluate the association between cannabis use and weight in the general population.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the prevalence of obesity is approximately 34 percent among adults in the United States, contributing to 13 percent of total US mortality.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For more information, please contact Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director, at: [email protected]. Full text of the study, "Obesity and cannabis use: results from two representative national surveys," appears online in the American Journal of Epidemiology. [/FONT]

Good and funny info! I would tip that scale if they studied me! I can't eat unless I smoke before and after! I never have to worry about becoming obese though, not having guts takes care of that!

makes me think of a guy from a NA meeting, who said weed would have killed him if he didn't stop. I guess he was just a fat ass

There actually was a drug developed from the same receptor in our brains that stimulates hunger after smoking to treat obese people,
it was taken off the market because the cons far outweigh the pros.. Messing with peoples hardwiring, especially with such deep roots as
our internal reward system proved to have some seriously adverse effects. I believe that with the same line of research, growers have
capitalized by breeding out the component/cannabinoid(s) that have that effect. Cannabis has long had the reputation of making people eat;
hardly a selling factor especially when most of the prime demographic is overweight already. Futhermore, medicinal users as opposed to
recreational users are demanding less of all the 'extras.' In the age of designer drugs and commercialism, where what's legal for some is
illegal to others we have ourselves some crappy weed going around if you ask my opinion.. Kush for example I'm convinced is high in CBG(?)
which is known to counter the psychoactive effects of THC. Perfect for some, but not me