Could Marijuana Help in Weight Loss?

[Hoshea]

In a stunning look at the medicinal properties of marijuana use, a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology has found that obesity rates are lowered by roughly one third in those who smoke three times weekly. The research included 52,000 participants, with findings concluding that 22% of those who did not smoke marijuana were obese, compared with just 14% of the regular marijuana smokers.

The “munchies” (increase in appetite after smoking marijuana) are very real. Just ask anyone who smokes marijuana on a regular basis. It’s this “benefit” of increased appetite that makes marijuana an effective treatment for people suffering from the lack of appetite so common with cancer, AIDS, and other diseases. So, how could any study find that marijuana smokers are less likely to be obese?

Two surveys were analyzed for the American Journal of Epidemiology study. Each showed that pot smokers were less likely to be obese. But, before you try and track down marijuana for your next weight loss cure, read on.

There are many potential explanations for the findings. Firstly, as Maia Szalavitz with TIME reports, pot-free people could be substituting food for pot as their “unhealthy” habit. Another potential explanation, that some pot smokers are smoking because they are sick. Diseases like cancer and AIDS often result in a lower-than-normal body weight.

Finally, there’s the explanation that Szalavitz fails to consider: that many marijuana smokers don’t use their recreational drug of choice to gorge themselves at every chance. Perhaps marijuana smokers are cognizant of the fact that smoking causes the munchies and so they act accordingly—maybe allowing some extra indulgence while “high” but reverting to a more healthful lifestyle in between “sessions.”

Maybe, and you can call me crazy, but maybe many marijuana smokers are more concerned about their health and maintaining a healthy weight than non-pot-smokers.

These are just possibilities.

These explanations seem especially relevant when one considers that THC is shown to increase appetite; that it’s accepted by some mainstream medical doctors as a solution for weight gain, and that a now-banned substance in Europe once used the exact opposite effects of THC for a diet aid. (Incidentally, this now-banned substance caused severe depression and suicidal thoughts.)

What is likely true is that someone who is obese or who is at risk for obesity and who is not a regular smoker will not find their diet cure-all in a joint. For a non-smoker, marijuana won’t likely help you drop the pounds. Instead, try utilizing vitamin D or including hot peppers into your meals – just 2 of many natural weight loss tips. However, if you are a smoker, rest assured that your marijuana may have yet another benefit.

 

[King Kong III]

thidanganyiki. . . . . mibange mibaya sana

 

[Hoshea]

kwa iyo we bora mi pombe sio? ona ulivolewa hapo kwa avatar yako hadi umeachama mdomo. Akheri pot kushinda hayo mamtama na maspirit unogigida.

 

[Mkereketwa_Huyu]

Jibu hapa ni hili swali: Wewe umeshwahi kuona mvuta bangi hapa Tanzania mnene ama ana appetite? Inawezekana mtu anayevuta bangi akapoteza weight kwani wavuta bangi wengi ninaowajuwa mimi hapa Dar wengi wao ni wachafu, na hawali vizuri na pengine hii inatokana na kutokuwa na appetite kutokana na uvutaji huo. Kingine, wavutaji wengi wanakuwa wavivu baada ya kuvuta na ndiyo maana hawaogi na hata kupika wanajishauri hivyo hujikuta wanalala njaa kwa kushindia kula mihogo ya kuchemsha na kumun'gunya ubuyu.

 

[King’asti]

I would say huyo researcher ana data zingine anataka kutoa papers nyibgi tu, hana lolote!

ukweli ni kuwa marijuana smokers wengi wao wanakuwa na unorganised life. Hajui next meal inatoka wapi, anahitaji savings for the next fix (walau hii ameitaja) na hana mahusiano mazuri na jamii.

Ushawahi kuona teja ana kitambi? Afadhali usubiri hizo risks za obesity kuliko mental disorder!

 

[Herbalist Dr MziziMkavu]

10 Most Common Health Side Effects of Using Marijuana

Marijuana is commonly known as chronic, pot or hash and is consumed either by eating, smoking or by soaking it in tea. It is easy to consume this drug in large quantities while eating it and hence most cases of over dosing generally arise from this. There is also a number of ways in which this

drug can be smoked. Whether the human body is exposed to this plant in small or large quantities, side effects are a sure fall out. Side effects of using marijuana vary from the simple increase in appetite to much graver threats like lung cancer. Let us explore what marijuana is capable of doing to the human body.

Effects on the regulatory system in the brain
Making a habit of smoking or ingesting marijuana can be disastrous for the brain. The drug affects the chemical balance in the regulatory system and the pleasure centre of the brain. This imbalance in turn makes adaptation to changes slower and starts affecting things like memory and learning ability.

Depression
Depression is also another common symptom that comes with the use of marijuana. This symptom is a vicious cycle as the person soon finds him or herself using the drug to get rid of the depression that has been caused by the drug in the first place.

Withdrawal and obsessive-ness
Marijuana users also suffer from severe withdraw symptoms when the drug is not accessible to them. They often have cravings that are uncontrollable and these can lead to results that are damaging.

Physical problems
Just as it affects the brain, smoking marijuana can also have dire effects on a person’s motor abilities like breathing. Constant use of the drug increase the breathing, heart and blood rate thus leading to taxing of the body. This in turn leads to the speeding up of the aging and hence increases the risks of cancer of the lungs, strokes and heart attacks.

Effect on male hormonal system

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Since marijuana affects the chemical centre of the brain, it plays havoc with the hormone levels in the body. In men it decreases the level of testosterone. This could sometimes lead to the enlarging of breasts.

Effects on the female hormonal system
Marijuana has the opposite effect on the female hormonal system. If it decreases the testosterone levels in men then it increases it in women. This leads to irregular menstrual cycles. However this condition can be reversed.

Reproduction in men and marijuana abuse
Apart from affecting the hormones, marijuana also has an adverse affect on the sperm in a man. Usage of this drug can lead to a low sperm count and an increase in the number of immature and abnormal sperm that is produced. Today marijuana is one of the main causes of infertility in males.

Reproduction in women and marijuana abuse

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Marijuana can also play havoc with the female reproductive system. Besides irregular menstrual cycles it also hinders ovulation.
Pregnancy the effects of marijuana
When a pregnant woman uses marijuana they are at risk of having unhealthy babies. Babies born to women like these are generally smaller with birth weights that are much lower than average. The nervous system of these babies could also be highly affected; they begin to show signs of startles, tremors and do not react normally to sound and light. They also tend to have cries that are high pitched.
Other common side effects
Amongst other side effects that are commonly experienced due to marijuana abuse are anxiety, irritability, anger, violent outburst, insomnia, red eyes, dry mouth and even outbursts that are violent.


source. http://www.testcountry.org/10-most-common-health-side-effects-of-using-marijuana.htm

 

[Hoshea]

mh haya bana mzizi mkavu, hadi breasts? facts zingine nakubaliana nazo lkn some i doubt em, kule ukasema hadi vomiting.

 

[Apollo]

Acheni upotoshaji ndugu zangu, Kutumia mifano ya wavutaji wa Bongo ni kujidanganya, kuna watu wanaitumia vizuri na hawajaanza wakiwa chini ya 21, na kufuata taratibu za kiafya. HAKUNA TATIZO HATA MOJA.

Kama wewe unautafuta ukweli na umewahi kukaa na madaktari, MARIJUANA ni safe zaidi ya Pombe na Sigara. Marijuana inatumika na wengi sio na wahuni tu. Mimi sio Muhuni, nina Imani yangu, na katika imani yangu tangu mababu na mababu wanatumia Marijuana kwenye meditation na sijawahi kupata matatizo mnayoyaona kwa wahuni wa mitaani sijawahi kuyaona. Marijuana ni Blessed plant, siri yake anaijua mtu anayejua kuitumia, I love the plant because is amazing na inakufanya utulie na kupromote amani, Mtu anayetumia na kufanya fujo huyo ndio ana matatizo. Kuna watu hawatumii pombe wala sigara, Marijuana ni tosha kwa for relazation. Anayeitumia vibaya ndio anapatwa na matatizo yasiyo na ushahidi wa kisayansi, we have to respect it.

Hakuna ushahidi kuwa marijuana inaweza kusababisha ukichaa wala kansa kama itaanza kutumika kuanzia miaka 21, mwilini mwetu kuna kanabinoidi receptors ambazo ni special ku react na marijuana, na hazina kazi nyingine mwili, umewahi kujiuliza why this?

KUHUSU KUPATA UZITO.
Ni kweli na ndio maana wagonjwa wa ukimwi wanaruhusiwa utumia na wanapewa medical conditions kuwa utawasaidia kupata appetite na kula sana, na pia inapunguza ukuaji wa HIV signs mwilini. Hivyo inasaidia kuongeza uzito na pia inapunguza mafuta ya mwili yasiyohitajika.