{"id":8325,"date":"2020-01-01T13:28:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannigma.com\/?p=8325"},"modified":"2021-08-29T10:55:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T10:55:08","slug":"can-cannabis-help-you-lose-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannigma.com\/treatment\/can-cannabis-help-you-lose-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Can cannabis help you lose weight?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The sale of junk food \u2014 ice cream, burgers, and chips \u2014 increased<\/a> after recreational cannabis was legalized at a state level in the US. Not too surprising, right? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cannabis\u2019 tendency to increase appetite<\/a>, colloquially known as \u201cthe munchies<\/a>,\u201d is caused by its primary active element, the psychotropic cannabinoid THC<\/a>. (CBD<\/a>, on the other hand, appears to be associated<\/a> with decreased appetite.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Far more surprising than junk food sales is whether, considering all of the above, consuming cannabis leads to weight gain. The available research says it doesn\u2019t \u2014 in fact, marijuana users actually tend to weigh less than non-smokers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What The Current Research Says<\/h2>\n\n\n\n