Cannabis and Nutritional Health

Summary of Recommendations and Evidence


 

Content
  1. The Effect on Appetite, Body Weight and Blood Lipid Levels
  2. The Effect on Glycemic Control in Individuals with Diabetes


1. The Effect on Appetite, Body Weight and Blood Lipid Levels
Appetite and Body Weight
Recommendation
Limited evidence suggests that cannabis may lessen weight gain, attenuate the increase in insulin and may alter blood concentrations of hormones associated with hunger (e.g. ghrelin, GLP-1) in adults who use recreational

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