"The Surprising Link Between Cannabis Use and Weight Loss"
Despite getting "the munchies," frequent cannabis users are leaner and less prone to diabetes than non-users. A new study shows that adolescent exposure to low-dose THC disrupts energy balance and adipose organ homeostasis in adulthood, making the body leaner and less susceptible to obesity but also less capable of mobilizing stored nutrients needed for brain and muscle activity. These alterations are rooted in striking molecular changes that occur within the body's fat depots, which start making proteins that are normally found only in muscle and the heart.