{"id":5032,"date":"2015-11-17T18:39:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T18:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.com\/?p=45261"},"modified":"2015-11-17T18:39:11","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T18:39:11","slug":"new-study-marijuana-use-reduces-likelihood-of-metabolic-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/new-study-marijuana-use-reduces-likelihood-of-metabolic-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study: Marijuana Use Reduces Likelihood Of Metabolic Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/new-study-marijuana-use-reduces-likelihood-of-metabolic-syndrome\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p>In the November issue of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amjmed.com\/article\/S0002-9343(15)01024-4\/abstract#Metabolic%20Syndrome%20Among%20Marijuana%20Users%20in%20the%20United%20States\" target=\"_blank\">American Journal of Medicine<\/a>, scientists have revealed that marijuana consumption reduces the probability of individuals falling victim to metabolic syndrome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Metabolic Syndrome?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As it&#8217;s currently understood, metabolic syndrome presents itself as a cluster of life-threatening health issues. Including elevated blood sugar levels, increased blood pressure, surplus abdominal fat, and higher than normal cholesterol levels. Ultimately increasing an individual&#8217;s risk of diabetes, stroke, heart disease and death.<\/p>\n<p>According to the new study, also published on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/26548604#Metabolic%20Syndrome%20among%20Marijuana%20Users%20in%20the%20United%20States:%20An%20Analysis%20of%20National%20Health%20and%20Nutrition%20Examination%20Survey%20Data.\" target=\"_blank\">PubMed.gov<\/a>, \u201c<strong>Current marijuana use is associated with lower odds of metabolic syndrome across emerging and middle-aged US adults<\/strong>.\u201d Thereby reducing the likelihood of occurrence in marijuana consumers by nearly 50 percent when compared to those who have never ingested cannabis.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists from Florida&#8217;s University of Miami School of Medicine investigated the link between marijuana consumption and metabolic syndrome. Re-examining a study of nearly 8,500 participants, ranging in age from 20 to 59, which was originally conducted between 2005-2010. During the initial survey, scientists classified the participants as suffering from metabolic syndrome if they were afflicted with more than three of the following indicators: \u201c<strong>elevated fasting glucose levels, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, elevated systolic\/diastolic blood pressure, and increased waist circumference<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of those unfortunate participants with no history of cannabis use, 19.5 percent fit the criteria for metabolic syndrome. Meanwhile, only 17.5 percent of the ex-users fit the criteria, and only 13.8 percent of current pot smokers suffered from any of the debilitating conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The study&#8217;s conclusions \u2013\u201c<strong>These findings have important implications for the nation as marijuana use becomes more accepted and we simultaneously face multiple epidemics of obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unwavering from previous studies that have shown an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.com\/blog\/news\/2013\/06\/more-research-finds-marijuana-cannabinoids-helpful-in-diabetes-battle\/#More%20Research%20Finds%20Marijuana%20Cannabinoids%20Helpful%20In%20Diabetes%20Battle\">inverse relationship between marijuana consumption and diabetes<\/a>, this new study provides further evidence that those who use cannabis generally enjoy a\u00a0slimmer waistline and fewer\u00a0incidence of type II diabetes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the November issue of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amjmed.com\/article\/S0002-9343(15)01024-4\/abstract#Metabolic%20Syndrome%20Among%20Marijuana%20Users%20in%20the%20United%20States\" target=\"_blank\">American Journal of Medicine<\/a>, scientists have revealed that marijuana consumption reduces the probability of individuals falling victim to metabolic syndrome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Metabolic Syndrome?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As it&#8217;s currently understood, metabolic syndrome presents itself as a cluster of life-threatening health issues. Including elevated blood sugar levels, increased blood pressure, surplus abdominal fat, and higher than normal cholesterol levels. Ultimately increasing an individual&#8217;s risk of diabetes, stroke, heart disease and death.<\/p>\n<p>According to the new study, also published on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/26548604#Metabolic%20Syndrome%20among%20Marijuana%20Users%20in%20the%20United%20States:%20An%20Analysis%20of%20National%20Health%20and%20Nutrition%20Examination%20Survey%20Data.\" target=\"_blank\">PubMed.gov<\/a>, \u201c<strong>Current marijuana use is associated with lower odds of metabolic syndrome across emerging and middle-aged US adults<\/strong>.\u201d Thereby reducing the likelihood of occurrence in marijuana consumers by nearly 50 percent when compared to those who have never ingested cannabis.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists from Florida&#8217;s University of Miami School of Medicine investigated the link between marijuana consumption and metabolic syndrome. Re-examining a study of nearly 8,500 participants, ranging in age from 20 to 59, which was originally conducted between 2005-2010. During the initial survey, scientists classified the participants as suffering from metabolic syndrome if they were afflicted with more than three of the following indicators: \u201c<strong>elevated fasting glucose levels, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, elevated systolic\/diastolic blood pressure, and increased waist circumference<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of those unfortunate participants with no history of cannabis use, 19.5 percent fit the criteria for metabolic syndrome. Meanwhile, only 17.5 percent of the ex-users fit the criteria, and only 13.8 percent of current pot smokers suffered from any of the debilitating conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The study&#8217;s conclusions \u2013\u201c<strong>These findings have important implications for the nation as marijuana use becomes more accepted and we simultaneously face multiple epidemics of obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unwavering from previous studies that have shown an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.com\/blog\/news\/2013\/06\/more-research-finds-marijuana-cannabinoids-helpful-in-diabetes-battle\/#More%20Research%20Finds%20Marijuana%20Cannabinoids%20Helpful%20In%20Diabetes%20Battle\">inverse relationship between marijuana consumption and diabetes<\/a>, this new study provides further evidence that those who use cannabis generally enjoy a\u00a0slimmer waistline and fewer\u00a0incidence of type II diabetes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2421,2562,9,2561,2563,2564,1778,1,3,2333],"tags":[2427,2565,35,2566,2567,4346,4900],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5032"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5032\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}