Obesity & Weight Loss
Obesity & Weight Loss
Being overweight is associated with chronic inflammation, diabetes, increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels. Often environmental and genetic factors are in play.
Medical Cannabis may include weight loss and reduced risk of obesity-associated medical conditions
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Food is medicine. This delicious pumpkin curry recipe by Nature Going Smart is full of ingredients with powerful healing properties.
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New research on how the ECS impacts hunger, diet, digestion, and energy metabolism.
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Dr. Ethan Russo examines recent science on migraine, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel and other treatment-resistant syndromes that may respond to cannabinoid therapies.
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Dr. Ethan Russo discusses clinical endocannabinoid deficiency and ways to target the endocannabinoid system for therapeutic benefit.
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Evidence shows marijuana users are much less likely to develop metabolic syndrome, a significant risk factor for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
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Science abstracts on CBD and Obesity & Weight Loss
- The impact of marijuana use on glucose, insulin, and insulin resistance among US adults
- The potential use of cannabidiol in the therapy of metabolic syndrome
- Cannabinoids and endocannabinoids in metabolic disorders with focus on diabetes
- Cannabinol and cannabidiol exert opposing effects on rat feeding patterns
- Cannabis and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for weight loss?
- The endocannabinoid system in obesity and type 2 diabetes
- Role of the endocannabinoid system in abdominal obesity and the implications for cardiovascular risk
- CBD promotes browning in 3T3-L1 adipocytes
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