Study Finds Marijuana Users Have Lower Weight, Even With All The Munchies They Consume

A new study published in the American Journal Of Medicine claims that cannabis users are skinnier than the average person and have healthier metabolism and reaction to sugars, even though users end up eating more calories because of the munchies they consume.

The AJM study looked at information from more than 4,500 adult Americans. 579 of were current marijuana smokers, meaning they had smoked in the last month. About 2,000 had used marijuana in the past, while another 2,000 had never used the drug.

Researchers studied their body’s response to eating sugars, their levels of the hormone insulin and their blood sugar levels while they hadn’t eaten in nine hours, and after eating sugar. Results found that not only were pot users skinnier, but their body had a healthier response to sugar.

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